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  "title": "Why the Spokane wildfires became so catastrophic",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/why-the-spokane-wildfires-became-so-catastrophic",
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  "summary": "Extreme fire conditions converged in suburban neighborhoods built into the forests, shrubland and grasslands and quickly spread.",
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        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Photos: Wildfires in Spokane lead to thousands of evacuations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/photos-wildfires-in-spokane-lead-to-thousands-of-evacuations",
        "published": "2026-08-03T18:45:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Wildfires near Spokane destroy more than 700 buildings, force 64,000 to flee",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/wildfires-near-spokane-destroy-more-than-700-buildings-force-64-000",
        "published": "2026-08-04T03:10:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Wildfires near Spokane destroy more than 700 buildings, force 64,000 to flee",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/wildfires-near-spokane-destroy-more-than-700-buildings-force-64-000-119518",
        "published": "2026-08-04T05:06:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Man charged with setting one of the 3 Spokane area wildfires",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/man-charged-with-setting-one-of-the-3-spokane-area-wildfires",
        "published": "2026-08-04T05:35:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
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