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40,000 people evacuated from a wildfire in the United States

A wildfire in the United States has prompted the evacuation of 40,000 people.

By DoomRadar · Published on DoomRadar Aug 24, 2026, 4:28 AM UTC.

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The evacuation reflects a large-scale threat to communities and significant emergency-management disruption.

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