Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
The Guardian's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
6
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Six people died in a fire that roared through a residential home in New York City early on Thursday and seven others were injured, including three firefighters, the city’s fire department said.
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department → die → firefighters
The major fire was reported in the early hours in Brooklyn and brought more than 200 first responders rushing to attend to the blaze and those trapped by it, in the city borough’s Sunset Park neighborhood.
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responders → report → neighborhood
It took around three hours to bring the blaze under control after it spread throughout the building and to another home, and the cause was being investigated.
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cause → take → home
Flames tore through a two-storey house after the fire ignited on 58th Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue at about 1.40am on Thursday, witnesses and the authorities said.
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witnesses → tear → Thursday
A lithium-ion battery, or possibly two, turned up at the scene, but it was unknown if that was related to the cause of the fire, the New York fire department (FDNY) said.
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department → turn → fire
However, there has been an increase nationwide of fires sparked by the batteries, which are used in e-bikes, electronic chargers and various household devices.
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which → spark → bikes
Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s mayor, praised firefighters and first responders when he appeared on television early on Thursday.
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he → praise → Thursday
“We are currently tracking this fire that claimed the lives of six New Yorkers.
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that → track → Yorkers
One, I want to always acknowledge the courage of our firefighters, who go in every single day, no matter what the level of danger is, looking to save peoples’ lives,” he said.
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he → want → lives
Secondly, the mayor said, he wanted to address fire prevention and safety.
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he → say → prevention
“We are investigating what the cause of this fire is, but I can tell you that e-bike fires as a whole have increased to more than 400 fires this year [in New York City].
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fires → investigate → City
They are something that can cause people to lose their lives as well as their livelihoods.
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people → cause → lives
We are really looking at every avenue, we have to keep them safe,” Mamdani added, as reported by ABC News.
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Mamdani → look → News
Four people died at the scene of Thursday’s blaze, the FDNY said, and two people with critical injuries were pronounced dead at the hospital.
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people → die → hospital
Four people suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
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people → suffer → injuries
Three firefighters suffered minor injuries.
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firefighters → suffer → injuries
No names or ages of the victims had been released early on Thursday morning.
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names → release → morning
The Associated Press contributed reporting.
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Press → contribute → reporting
The Aporia
