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Girl, 6, left with severe burns after being hit in neck by firework

The Sun UK reaches for "devastating" where The Mirror UK stays flat.

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As of November 1, 2026 at 11:53 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened The girl had been enjoying a fireworks display with family members when one firework shot sideways and struck a swing before changing direction and hitting the child.
The headline split The left frames it as "Girl, 6, left with severe burns after being hit in neck by firework". The right frames it as "Girl, 6, left with ‘devastating’ burns after being engulfed by flames when she was struck...".
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftGirl, 6, left with severe burns after being hit in neck by firework

The Mirror UK · Center-left · News report

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Right / center-rightGirl, 6, left with ‘devastating’ burns after being engulfed by flames when she was struck by faulty firework

The Sun UK · Right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

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The Mirror UKNews report · Nov 1, 10:48 PM

Girl, 6, left with severe burns after being hit in neck by firework

The girl had been enjoying a fireworks display with family members when one firework shot sideways and struck a swing before changing direction and hitting the child

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The Sun UKNews report · Nov 1, 11:53 PM

Girl, 6, left with ‘devastating’ burns after being engulfed by flames when she was struck by faulty firework

devastating

A SIX-YEAR-OLD girl has been left scarred for life with "devastating" burns after a faulty firework struck her in the neck and set her clothes alight. The youngster had gathered with her fa...

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Details66/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
66/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Nov 1, 10:48 PM: The Mirror UK joined the source map.

Nov 1, 11:53 PM: The Sun UK joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 66/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.