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  "id": 841418,
  "title": "'Apocalyptic scenes' as wildfires hit homes in England",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/apocalyptic-scenes-as-wildfires-hit-homes-in-england",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T23:40:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTE News",
    "slug": "rte-news",
    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2026/0814/1587822-uk-fires/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The \"apocalyptic scenes\" caused by huge blazes in the West Midlands area of England have led to thousands of 999 calls on the UK's hottest day of the year, a fire chief has said.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}