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Extra-alarm house fire injures 4, displaces 14 in Back of the Yards

Four people, including two firefighters, were injured and 14 displaced after a house fire in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood, which spread to several buildings and caused a roof to collapse.

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What happened Four people, including two firefighters, were injured and 14 displaced after a house fire in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood, which spread to several buildings and caused a roof to collapse.
The headline split One side frames it as "Extra-alarm house fire injures 4, displaces 14 in Back of the Yards". The other frames it as "CFD battles extra-alarm apartment building fire on South Side".
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WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago)News report · Jun 11, 2:54 PM

Extra-alarm house fire injures 4, displaces 14 in Back of the Yards

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Four people, including two firefighters, were injured and 14 displaced after a house fire in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood, which spread to several buildings and caused a roof to...

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WLS / ABC7 ChicagoNews report · Jun 11, 4:26 PM

CFD battles extra-alarm apartment building fire on South Side

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Chicago firefighters battled an extra-alarm fire in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.

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Jun 11, 2:54 PM: WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago) joined the source map.

Jun 11, 4:26 PM: WLS / ABC7 Chicago joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.