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2 Chicago firefighters, resident injured in house fire on South Side, CFD officials say

ABC7chicago.com and WGN News describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Two firefighters and another person were hurt in a house fire Thursday evening on the city's South Side, CFD officials said. The firefighters fell through the kitchen floor into the basement.
The headline split ABC7chicago.com frames it as "2 Chicago firefighters, resident injured in house fire on South Side, CFD officials say". WGN News frames it as "2 firefighters, resident injured in South Side house fire".
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Center2 Chicago firefighters, resident injured in house fire on South Side, CFD officials say

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ABC7chicago.comNews report · Nov 13, 4:22 AM

2 Chicago firefighters, resident injured in house fire on South Side, CFD officials say

Two firefighters and another person were hurt in a house fire Thursday evening on the city's South Side, CFD officials said. The firefighters fell through the kitchen floor into the basemen...

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WGN NewsNews report · Nov 13, 3:15 AM

2 firefighters, resident injured in South Side house fire

Two firefighters and a resident were hospitalized as a house fire broke out on the city's South Side Thursday evening.

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Nov 13, 3:15 AM: WGN News joined the source map.

Nov 13, 4:13 AM: WGAL Susquehanna / KOAT7 (Hearst, Albuquerque) joined the source map.

Nov 13, 4:22 AM: ABC7chicago.com joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 3 sources · 1 bucket.