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9 evacuated from house fire overnight in Milwaukee

KOIN6 (Nexstar, Portland OR) and WISN12 Milwaukee (Hearst) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Firefighters evacuated nine people from a house fire on Milwaukee's south side overnight Saturday.

The headline split WISN12 Milwaukee (Hearst) frames it as "9 evacuated from house fire overnight in Milwaukee". KOIN6 (Nexstar, Portland OR) frames it as "Man killed, two dogs rescued from Dallas house fire".

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WISN12 Milwaukee (Hearst)News report · Sep 19, 11:40 PM

9 evacuated from house fire overnight in Milwaukee

Firefighters evacuated nine people from a house fire on Milwaukee's south side overnight Saturday

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KOIN6 (Nexstar, Portland OR)News report · Sep 19, 11:03 PM

Man killed, two dogs rescued from Dallas house fire

A man died and two dogs were rescued from a house fire near the 400 block of SE La Creole Drive in Dallas, Oregon, on Friday night.

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Sep 19, 11:03 PM: KOIN6 (Nexstar, Portland OR) joined the source map.

Sep 19, 11:40 PM: WISN12 Milwaukee (Hearst) joined the source map.

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