A high-rise building fire in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, China, killed 14 people and hospitalized dozens more.
A fire broke out around 5pm on Sunday in a high-rise building in downtown Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province, that housed flats, a hotel and children's education centres. The fire was extinguished by about 7pm and rescue efforts ended around 8.30pm; 38 people were hospitalized that night, including five who died, and the death toll rose to 14 by Monday morning. Authorities said the injured are being treated and the cause remains under investigation.
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Divergence score
2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
2 camps
2 bias groups
The spectrum · how 2 outlets placed this story
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South China Morning Post
Reuters
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
First to report
- Reutersfirst
- South China Morning Post+1.4 h
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The split, in one line
Both outlets lead with the same death toll of 14; the difference is depth, with one adding timeline, building use and hospital figures while the other runs a bare headline-only bulletin.
How each outlet covered it
No left-right split here
Coverage clusters in the center and international press. Here is each take as it stands.
Center & international coverage
“Fire in northern China high-rise building kills 14, injures dozens more”
“North China building fire kills 14 - Reuters”
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Fact ledger
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Claimed
The fire broke out around 5pm on Sunday in Taiyuan, Shanxi province
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