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Over 100 firefighters battle large commercial warehouse fire in Ballard

Crews battled a three-alarm fire at a commercial warehouse on Northwest 42nd Street Thursday.

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What happened Crews battled a three-alarm fire at a commercial warehouse on Northwest 42nd Street Thursday.
The headline split One side frames it as "Over 100 firefighters battle large commercial warehouse fire in Ballard". The other frames it as "Brent warehouse fire: 150 firefighters tackle blaze as 70 residents evacuated".
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CenterOver 100 firefighters battle large commercial warehouse fire in Ballard

KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightBrent warehouse fire: 150 firefighters tackle blaze as 70 residents evacuated

Daily Express · Right · News report

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KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)News report · Jun 12, 6:04 AM

Over 100 firefighters battle large commercial warehouse fire in Ballard

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Crews battled a three-alarm fire at a commercial warehouse on Northwest 42nd Street Thursday.

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Daily ExpressNews report · Jun 12, 5:06 AM

Brent warehouse fire: 150 firefighters tackle blaze as 70 residents evacuated

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A major fire has broken out at a warehouse in Brent, west London, with around 70 people evacuated from a neighbouring residential block as 150 firefighters work to bring the blaze under con...

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