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French wildfire created a monster cloud, unleashing lightning that ignited more fires
CBS News World and The Columbian (Vancouver WA) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedPARIS — A wildfire in southwest France grew so powerful that its smoke column became a thunderstorm, generating lightning that struck the ground and ignited new fires beyond the original blaze, French officials said.
The headline splitThe Columbian (Vancouver WA) frames it as "French wildfire created a monster cloud, unleashing lightning that ignited more fires". CBS News World frames it as "U.S. mom and kids trapped by French wildfire: "Such an unstable situation"".
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French wildfire created a monster cloud, unleashing lightning that ignited more fires
PARIS — A wildfire in southwest France grew so powerful that its smoke column became a thunderstorm, generating lightning that struck the ground and ignited new fires beyond the original bl...
U.S. mom and kids trapped by French wildfire: "Such an unstable situation"
A mother from Tennessee slept through wildfire evacuation operations in southwest France, and now she's trapped with her kids as the blaze threatens the city Bordeaux.
