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'Sirens will sound': City details explosive first step in Centennial Mills demolition Monday

KOIN6 (Nexstar, Portland OR) reaches for "explosive" where KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) stays flat.

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What happened'Sirens will sound': City details explosive first step in Centennial Mills demolition Monday.
What changedKOIN6 (Nexstar, Portland OR) frames it as "'Sirens will sound': City details explosive first step in Centennial Mills demolition Mon...". KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) frames it as "Centennial Mills demolition will begin with controlled detonation".
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Still Watching. KOIN6 (Nexstar, Portland OR) frames it as "'Sirens will sound': City details explosive first step in Centennial Mills demolition Mon...". KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) frames it as "Centennial Mills demolition will begin with controlled detonation".

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Aug 15, 6:56 PM: KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) joined the source map.

Aug 15, 11:30 PM: KOIN6 (Nexstar, Portland OR) joined the source map.

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KOIN6 (Nexstar, Portland OR)34m ago

'Sirens will sound': City details explosive first step in Centennial Mills demolition Monday

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The City of Portland is revealing further details in what people in the Pearl District can expect when the first step in the controlled demolition of the Centennial...

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KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)5h ago

Centennial Mills demolition will begin with controlled detonation

Portland officials said the demolition contractor will begin by blasting off the steel water tower, but breaking down the walls halfway will take about two weeks.

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