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Firefighters battle brush fire in Orange County

KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles and WGAL Susquehanna / KOAT7 (Hearst, Albuquerque) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Firefighters battle brush fire in Orange County.
The headline split KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) frames it as "Firefighters battle brush fire in Orange County". KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles frames it as "Gibby Fire updates: Shelter-in-place issued for some Orange and Riverside County resident...".
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KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles)News report · Sep 2, 11:13 PM

Firefighters battle brush fire in Orange County

Firefighters are "making good progress" on a fast-moving brush fire off Ortega Highway in unincorporated Rancho Mission Viejo Wednesday afternoon. The Gibby Fire was first reported at 2:02...

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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Sep 3, 1:59 AM

Avoid the area: Kenner firefighters battle blaze at apartment building

Kenner Fire Department responded to a fire at an apartment building at 2400 Reverand Richard Wilson Drive.

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KABC / ABC7 Los AngelesNews report · Sep 3, 12:16 AM

Gibby Fire updates: Shelter-in-place issued for some Orange and Riverside County residents amid brush fire in San Juan Capistrano

Crews are battling a growing brush fire in San Juan Capistrano off Ortega Highway at Gibby Road.

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Sep 2, 11:13 PM: KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) joined the source map.

Sep 3, 12:09 AM: WGAL Susquehanna / KOAT7 (Hearst, Albuquerque) joined the source map.

Sep 3, 12:16 AM: KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles joined the source map.

Sep 3, 1:59 AM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 4 sources · 1 bucket.