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Crews respond to 6-alarm building fire in Foster City, authorities say

KGO / ABC7 San Francisco and KRON4 (Nexstar, San Francisco) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedSan Mateo County firefighters are battling a large building fire in Foster City that quickly escalated to a 6-alarm response on Sunday.
What changedKGO / ABC7 San Francisco frames it as "Crews respond to 6-alarm building fire in Foster City, authorities say". KOIN6 (Nexstar, Portland OR) frames it as "Firefighters respond to 'unsafe building' on fire on NW Naito Pkwy near Fremont Bridge".
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Archive healthDeveloping · 3 sources · 1 bucket

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Still Watching. KGO / ABC7 San Francisco frames it as "Crews respond to 6-alarm building fire in Foster City, authorities say". KOIN6 (Nexstar, Portland OR) frames it as "Firefighters respond to 'unsafe building' on fire on NW Naito Pkwy near Fremont Bridge".

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Aug 2, 11:24 PM: KOIN6 (Nexstar, Portland OR) joined the source map.

Aug 2, 11:39 PM: KGO / ABC7 San Francisco joined the source map.

Aug 2, 11:55 PM: KRON4 (Nexstar, San Francisco) joined the source map.

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KGO / ABC7 San Francisco31m ago

Crews respond to 6-alarm building fire in Foster City, authorities say

San Mateo County firefighters are battling a large building fire in Foster City that quickly escalated to a 6-alarm response on Sunday.

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KRON4 (Nexstar, San Francisco)25m ago

Fire reported at apartment complex in Foster City

FOSTER CITY, Calif. (KRON) -- Crews are working to extinguish a fire at an apartment complex in Foster City on Sunday afternoon, according to San Mateo County fire officials. The fire is at...

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KOIN6 (Nexstar, Portland OR)41m ago

Firefighters respond to 'unsafe building' on fire on NW Naito Pkwy near Fremont Bridge

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Firefighters are battling a 3-alarm inferno in a vacant warehouse in Northwest Portland off of Naito Parkway near the Fremont Bridge Sunday afternoon. In addition to...

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