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South Plaquemines High School to close Monday following transformer fire

WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) and WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Officials with the Plaquemines Parish School Board announced that South Plaquemines High School will be closed on Monday, Aug. 24, after a transformer fire.
The headline split WGNO ABC (Nexstar, New Orleans) frames it as "South Plaquemines High School to close Monday following transformer fire". WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) frames it as "South Plaquemines High School closed Monday after transformer fire, officials say".
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WGNO ABC (Nexstar, New Orleans)News report · Aug 23, 10:14 PM

South Plaquemines High School to close Monday following transformer fire

Officials with the Plaquemines Parish School Board announced that South Plaquemines High School will be closed on Monday, Aug. 24, after a transformer fire.

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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Aug 23, 11:52 PM

South Plaquemines High School transformer catches fire

Generators were brought to the campus to help keep the school operational.

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WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans)News report · Aug 23, 9:20 PM

South Plaquemines High School closed Monday after transformer fire, officials say

The transformer caught fire on Saturday leaving the school without power and air conditioning.

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Aug 23, 9:20 PM: WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) joined the source map.

Aug 23, 10:14 PM: WGNO ABC (Nexstar, New Orleans) joined the source map.

Aug 23, 11:52 PM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.

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