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16
sentences that state something as happening or true
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31%
5 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
77/100
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Wildfire breaks out in Metro Vancouver's Belcarra Regional Park
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Wildfire → break → Park
Two homes were evacuated by firefighters, while 35 more Anmore properties are on alert
A wildfire in Metro Vancouver's Belcarra Regional Park was discovered on Wednesday, forcing evacuations in the nearby Village of Anmore.
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wildfire → evacuate → Anmore
The fire is burning roughly one kilometre southeast of Sasamat Lake's White Pine Beach, according to the B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS).
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fire → burn → Service
The Village of Anmore had a population of just under 2,500 in 2022, according to its website.
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Village → have → website
Two houses on Fern Drive were evacuated by ground crews, while an initial evacuation alert by the Village of Anmore listed 12 affected properties.
That number grew to 35 properties after the Village of Anmore expanded its evacuation alert at 7:30 p.m. PT Wednesday.
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Village → evacuate → PT
An evacuation alert means that residents should be ready to leave at a moment's notice, while an evacuation order means residents should leave immediately.
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residents → mean → notice
Firefighting personnel were dispatched across numerous jurisdictions to combat the spread of the wildfire on Wednesday — including from the Sasamat Fire Department, Metro Vancouver, BCWS, Port Moody Fire Department and volunteer crews in the area.
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personnel → dispatch → area
B.C. Hydro said it would close the nearby Buntzen Lake recreation area until further notice due to the wildfire.
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it → say → wildfire
People are being asked to stay away from Belcarra Regional Park and Village of Anmore area until it is deemed safe.
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it → ask → Anmore
The fire measured roughly 1.5 hectares in size as of 6:47 p.m. PT, according to the BCWS.
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fire → measure → BCWS
When crews first arrived at the scene, ground crews weren't able to access the wildfire directly due to live electrical wires from nearby B.C. Hydro infrastructure, according to Brant Arnold-Smith, a Metro Vancouver incident commander.
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crews → arrive → Smith
"We would have had more headway if we didn't have those energized transmission lines as as a bit of a barrier for our response," he told CBC News around 6:30 p.m. PT.
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he → have → PT
The firefighters instead utilized three helicopters to dump water over the fire.
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firefighters → utilize → fire
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As of 8 p.m. PT, the area was successfully dampened from the aviation response, according to Arnold-Smith.
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area → need → Smith
By then, he said B.C. Hydro had cut the power to its infrastructure in the affected area, and ground crews were able to fight the wildfire directly.
Arnold-Smith said 40 firefighters were battling the fire by Wednesday evening.
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firefighters → say → evening
It's also a lot safer for our crews," he noted on Wednesday evening.
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he → note → evening
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