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WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH)News report · Aug 16, 1:04 AM
Neighbors rebuild after fire displaces 20 people in Manchester
Twenty people in Manchester are displaced after an early-morning fire broke out on the city’s west side on Saturday.
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Neighbors rebuild after fire displaces 20 people in Manchester
KOIN6 (Nexstar, Portland OR) and WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened Twenty people in Manchester are displaced after an early-morning fire broke out on the city’s west side on Saturday.
The headline split WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) frames it as "Neighbors rebuild after fire displaces 20 people in Manchester". KOIN6 (Nexstar, Portland OR) frames it as "11 people displaced after basement fire at Vancouver home Saturday".
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CenterNeighbors rebuild after fire displaces 20 people in Manchester
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WCVB Boston (Hearst)News report · Aug 16, 4:16 AM
Salem house fire displaces eight people
Surrounding towns helped put out the two-alarm fire
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WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)News report · Aug 16, 3:33 AM
Suffolk apartment fire displaces 2; no injuries
A Suffolk apartment fire displaced two people Saturday but caused no injuries, firefighters report.
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KOIN6 (Nexstar, Portland OR)News report · Aug 16, 2:03 AM
11 people displaced after basement fire at Vancouver home Saturday
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Eleven people were displaced after a basement fire at a home in Vancouver on Saturday. The Vancouver Fire Department said that just after 2:30 p.m., crews responded...
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Aug 16, 1:04 AM: WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) joined the source map.
Aug 16, 2:03 AM: KOIN6 (Nexstar, Portland OR) joined the source map.
Aug 16, 3:33 AM: WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) joined the source map.
Aug 16, 4:16 AM: WCVB Boston (Hearst) joined the source map.
Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 4 sources · 1 bucket.