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Fire crew battle wildfire near Edinburgh's Arthur's Seat as smoke visible for miles around

A fire has broken out at Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh, with smoke seen billowing for miles from the iconic hill

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As of May 25, 2026 at 8:50 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened A blaze has broken out near St Anthony's Chapel with smoke seen from across the city.
The headline split One side frames it as "Arthur's Seat fire live: Huge blaze in Edinburgh park as flames seen for miles". The other frames it as "Fire crew battle wildfire near Edinburgh's Arthur's Seat as smoke visible for miles around".
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftArthur's Seat fire live: Huge blaze in Edinburgh park as flames seen for miles

The Mirror UK · Center-left · News report

CenterFire crew battle wildfire near Edinburgh's Arthur's Seat as smoke visible for miles around

The Scotsman · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.

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The Mirror UKNews report · May 25, 8:50 PM

Arthur's Seat fire live: Huge blaze in Edinburgh park as flames seen for miles

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A fire has broken out at Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh, with smoke seen billowing for miles from the iconic hill

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The ScotsmanNews report · May 25, 6:36 PM

Fire crew battle wildfire near Edinburgh's Arthur's Seat as smoke visible for miles around

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A blaze has broken out near St Anthony's Chapel with smoke seen from across the city

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Details63/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
63/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

May 25, 6:36 PM: The Scotsman joined the source map.

May 25, 8:50 PM: The Mirror UK joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 63/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.