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Elderly man dies after house fire in Metairie, JPSO says
Honolulu Star-Advertiser and WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedAn elderly man died after a house fire in Metairie, with the fire believed to have originated in the attic, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office.
The headline splitWWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) frames it as "Elderly man dies after house fire in Metairie, JPSO says". WREG News Channel 3 (Nexstar, Memphis) frames it as "No injuries after Shelby County house fire, gas leak".
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CenterElderly man dies after house fire in Metairie, JPSO says
WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) · Center · News report
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Elderly man dies after house fire in Metairie, JPSO says
An elderly man died after a house fire in Metairie, with the fire believed to have originated in the attic, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office.
No injuries after Shelby County house fire, gas leak
SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. — Firefighters battled a house fire in North Shelby County Saturday morning that was complicated by an active gas leak, according to the Shelby County Fire Department....
