Girl, 6, left with severe burns after being hit in neck by firework

The Sun UK reaches for "devastating" where The Mirror UK stays flat.

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This is a stored Optics snapshot.It preserves the source map and wording analysis from 11/2/2026, 12:55:49 AM.

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What happenedThe girl had been enjoying a fireworks display with family members when one firework shot sideways and struck a swing before changing direction and hitting the child.

What changedThe left frames it as "Girl, 6, left with severe burns after being hit in neck by firework". The right frames it as "Girl, 6, left with ‘devastating’ burns after being engulfed by flames when she was struck...".

ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.

Archive healthDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 buckets

WORDING GAP

66WORDING GAP

2 sources · 2 bias buckets · Low confidence

Different Spin. The left frames it as "Girl, 6, left with severe burns after being hit in neck by firework". The right frames it as "Girl, 6, left with ‘devastating’ burns after being engulfed by flames when she was struck...".

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Nov 1, 10:48 PM: The Mirror UK joined the source map.

Nov 1, 11:53 PM: The Sun UK joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 66/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.

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Center-left ·News report

The Mirror UK1h ago

Girl, 6, left with severe burns after being hit in neck by firework

The girl had been enjoying a fireworks display with family members when one firework shot sideways and struck a swing before changing direction and hitting the child

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The Sun UK42m ago

Girl, 6, left with ‘devastating’ burns after being engulfed by flames when she was struck by faulty firework

devastating

A SIX-YEAR-OLD girl has been left scarred for life with "devastating" burns after a faulty firework struck her in the neck and set her clothes alight. The youngster had gathered with her fa...

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