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Loafers Lodge blaze: Manslaughter trial begins in Wellington
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As of October 5, 2026 at 8:08 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedThe trial will cover why it took 12 minutes for a 111 call to be made, 13 minutes for the fire safety system to activate, and why an alarm only sounded on the lower floors, says the Crown.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "‘Layers of failings’: Crown outlines case against four over Loafers Lodge fire deaths". The center frames it as "Loafers Lodge fire trial: Crown says silenced alarm let second fire spread".
Match confidenceMedium confidence. 4 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
4 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceStrong
77/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-left‘Layers of failings’: Crown outlines case against four over Loafers Lodge fire deaths
Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report
CenterLoafers Lodge blaze: Manslaughter trial begins in Wellington
Radio New Zealand · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
Loafers Lodge blaze: Manslaughter trial begins in Wellington
The trial will cover why it took 12 minutes for a 111 call to be made, 13 minutes for the fire safety system to activate, and why an alarm only sounded on the lower floors, says the Crown.
‘Layers of failings’: Crown outlines case against four over Loafers Lodge fire deaths
The trial will cover why it took 12 minutes for a 111 call to be made, 13 minutes for the fire safety system to activate, and why an alarm only sounded on the lower floors, says the Crown.