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Covered by 5 outlets, mostly left-leaning (60%).

6 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

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Six people died and others were injured in a fire that broke out early Thursday in a residential building in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, according to reports from the New York Times, the Associated Press and the New York Post. Reports say seven people were injured, including three firefighters. More than 200 firefighters and emergency medical personnel responded, and the blaze was brought under control in about three hours. BBC News reports that the cause of the fire was not yet clear in its early reporting. Accounts differ on the type of building, describing it as a two-story home, a low-rise or a residential building.

Headline and summary written by Mantle’s AI from the coverage below, under published rules. Editors read every story. How this works

What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Six people died in an early Thursday fire at a building in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.

    Reported byLeft2Center1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The New York Times, ABC News
    Center
    BBC News
    Right
    New York Post

  2. Seven people were injured in the fire, according to reports.

    Reported byLeft2Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The New York Times, ABC News
    Right
    New York Post

  3. More than 200 firefighters and emergency medical personnel responded to the fire.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    ABC News
    Center
    BBC News

  4. The cause of the fire was not yet clear in early reports.

    One outletBBC News· Center

How each side tells it

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All three sides report six people dead and others injured in an early Thursday fire at a Brooklyn building. The main difference is emphasis: left headlines lead with the death toll and building type, while the right stresses the firefighter injuries.

  • the left

    3 outlets

    Left-side headlines lead with the death toll and the building, with the New York Times stressing the blaze that tore through a low-rise; ABC’s headline is an AP-written report.

    6 Are Killed in Fire That Tore Through Brooklyn Low-Rise
    The New York TimesLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The center headline is plain and leads with six dead, saying only that others were injured, and its text stresses that the cause is not yet clear.

    Six dead and others injured in fire at Brooklyn building
    BBC NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The right-side headline calls it a house fire and a three-alarm blaze, and leads with the injury count including three firefighters.

    Brooklyn house fire kills 6, injures several others including 3 firefighters
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

3 outlets

Leads with

  • death toll
  • scale of the blaze
  • firefighter response

Leaves out

  • three firefighters among the injured

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • ABC NewsLeft

    6 dead, several injured in Brooklyn house fire

    Six people died, and several others were injured after a three-alarm fire tore through a home in Brooklyn, New York, early Thursday morning.

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  • The GuardianLeft

    Six people dead and seven injured after fire at Brooklyn home

    Hundreds of first responders worked to control the blaze, and a lithium-ion battery was found at the scene 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 …

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  • The New York TimesLeft

    6 Are Killed in Fire That Tore Through Brooklyn Low-Rise

    Seven people were also injured in the blaze, which engulfed a two-story building in Sunset Park.

    Read at The New York Times (opens in a new tab)
  • ABC NewsLeftAssociated Press report

    House fire in Brooklyn kills 6 people, injures 7, more than 200 firefighters respond

    A fire in a two-story home in New York has killed six people and injured seven others

    Read at ABC News (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • six dead
  • unclear cause
  • 230 responders
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From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • three firefighters injured
  • three-alarm blaze
  • early Thursday

Leaves out

  • more than 200 responders

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • New York PostRight

    Brooklyn house fire kills 6, injures several others including 3 firefighters

    Six people were killed in a three-alarm blaze that ripped through a home in Brooklyn early Thursday morning, injuring seven others – including three firefighters.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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The left is Far Left and Left together. The right is Right and Far Right together. Every outlet keeps its own five-point rating.

Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    50 min later

    Its first report, Nov 5, 6:35 AM EST

  • Center

    1 hr 39 min later

    Its first report, Nov 5, 7:24 AM EST

  • Right

    First to report

    New York Post, Nov 5, 5:45 AM EST

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  1. New York PostRightNov 5, 5:45 AM EST
  2. ABC NewsLeftNov 5, 6:35 AM EST
  3. BBC NewsCenterNov 5, 7:24 AM EST
  4. The New York TimesLeftNov 5, 7:59 AM EST
  5. The GuardianLeftNov 5, 8:18 AM EST

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