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Explosion and fire erupt at Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; no injuries
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Event date
exact date
Coverage
7 outlets · 7 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
Canada, United Kingdom, India, United States, Kosovo
English, Spanish, Albanian
Countries concerned
United Kingdom, United States
Security & defense · intensity 2.0 · tone -1.00
In 5 seconds
Covered mainly by the Western sphere (71%); silent in Arab-Muslim world.
Western 71%Sino-Russian & BRICS 14%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 14%
Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.
In 30 seconds
- Confirmed by 7 outlets in 5 countries.
- Ignored by Arab-Muslim world.
- Propagation: first reported by kannada.hindustantimes.com (India), . 4 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.
Headline clash across the four spheres
Western
- Explosion and fire erupt at Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; no injuriesthe-independent.com · United Kingdom
- Explosion and fire erupt at Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; no injuriesThe Independent · United Kingdom
Sino-Russian & BRICS
- Explosion, fire reported at Quaker Oats factory in Cedar Rapidskannada.hindustantimes.com · India
Arab-Muslim world
No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.
Global South
Coverage analysis
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Event sources
- Explosion, fire reported at Quaker Oats factory in Cedar Rapidskannada.hindustantimes.comINIndia → IndiaEnglish
- Explosion and fire erupt at Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; no injuriesthe-independent.comUnknownUnited Kingdom → United KingdomEnglish
- Explosion and fire erupt at Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; no injuriesThe IndependentRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → United KingdomEnglish
- <![CDATA[Explosion and fire erupt at Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; no injuries]]>local10.comKosovoKosovo → United StatesAlbanian
- Explosion and fire erupt at Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; no injuriesabc7news.comUnknownUnited States → United StatesEnglish
- explosion and fire erupt at quaker oats plant in cedar rapids iowa no injuriesCTV NewsCanadaCanada → United StatesEnglish
- Explosión e incendio en planta de Quaker Oats en Cedar Rapids, Iowa; no hay reportes de heridosindependentespanol.comUnknownUnited Kingdom → United KingdomSpanish