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Two people flee explosion, fire at house south of Calgary

📍 Calgary, CA·🕐 1h ago·3 outlets

The Foothills Fire Department said it began receiving calls around 7 a.m. for an explosion on North Coulee Trail, northeast of Okotoks, Alta.

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Also reported by winnipegfreepress.com, calgaryherald.com (found in GDELT's list of news articles)

1h ago
second readlowered50%

[Claude, second read] Rates it MEDIUM, not HIGH. Explosion and house fire with two people fleeing; no deaths reported, but a notable incident with possible injuries and a fire response. Lowered from HIGH to MEDIUM.

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91%

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medium risk