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Firefighters battle Fourth of July blazes around Los Angeles
Firefighters are battling multiple Fourth of July fires around the Los Angeles area. A commercial building went up in flames on the 14300 block of Figueroa Street in L.A.’s Harbor Gateway neighborhood Saturday. Firefighters responded to the blaze at 9:49 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Depa...
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What happenedFirefighters battle Fourth of July blazes around Los Angeles.
The headline splitKTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) frames it as "Firefighters battle Fourth of July blazes around Los Angeles". WBAL Baltimore (Hearst) frames it as "Firefighters battle 4-alarm fire at Curtis Bay paint warehouse".
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Firefighters battle Fourth of July blazes around Los Angeles
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Firefighters are battling multiple Fourth of July fires around the Los Angeles area. A commercial building went up in flames on the 14300 block of Figueroa Street in L.A.’s Harbor Gateway n...
