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2 firefighters hospitalized after Tesla explodes inside garage in Washington

KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis) and KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Authorities are investigating what caused a Tesla vehicle to explode inside a garage on Wednesday, sparking a large fire.
The headline split WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) frames it as "2 firefighters hospitalized after Tesla explodes inside garage in Washington". KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) frames it as "2 firefighters injured after Tesla explodes inside Auburn garage".
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WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville)News report · Aug 6, 4:10 PM

2 firefighters hospitalized after Tesla explodes inside garage in Washington

Authorities are investigating what caused a Tesla vehicle to explode inside a garage on Wednesday, sparking a large fire.

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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Aug 6, 4:10 PM

2 firefighters hospitalized after Tesla explodes inside garage in Washington

Authorities are investigating what caused a Tesla vehicle to explode inside a garage on Wednesday, sparking a large fire.

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WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC)News report · Aug 6, 4:10 PM

2 firefighters hospitalized after Tesla explodes inside garage in Washington

Authorities are investigating what caused a Tesla vehicle to explode inside a garage on Wednesday, sparking a large fire.

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KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis)News report · Aug 6, 4:10 PM

2 firefighters hospitalized after Tesla explodes inside garage in Washington

Authorities are investigating what caused a Tesla vehicle to explode inside a garage on Wednesday, sparking a large fire.

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WCNC Charlotte (Tegna)News report · Aug 6, 4:10 PM

2 firefighters hospitalized after Tesla explodes inside garage in Washington

Authorities are investigating what caused a Tesla vehicle to explode inside a garage on Wednesday, sparking a large fire.

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KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR)News report · Aug 6, 4:10 PM

2 firefighters hospitalized after Tesla explodes inside garage in Washington

Authorities are investigating what caused a Tesla vehicle to explode inside a garage on Wednesday, sparking a large fire.

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WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans)News report · Aug 6, 4:10 PM

2 firefighters hospitalized after Tesla explodes inside garage in Washington

Authorities are investigating what caused a Tesla vehicle to explode inside a garage on Wednesday, sparking a large fire.

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WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)News report · Aug 6, 4:10 PM

2 firefighters hospitalized after Tesla explodes inside garage in Washington

Authorities are investigating what caused a Tesla vehicle to explode inside a garage on Wednesday, sparking a large fire.

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KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)News report · Aug 6, 4:04 PM

2 firefighters injured after Tesla explodes inside Auburn garage

According to the King County Sheriff's Office, a Tesla reportedly exploded inside of an Auburn garage on Wednesday evening.

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Aug 6, 4:04 PM: KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) joined the source map.

Aug 6, 4:10 PM: WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) joined the source map.

Aug 6, 4:10 PM: WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Aug 6, 4:10 PM: WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 9 sources · 1 bucket.