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A truck full of batteries has been burning for almost a full day, shutting down ports in LA

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Summary
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61% Informative

A truck full of lithium-ion batteries is burning in Los Angeles , shutting down ports and a bridge.

As of 12:10PM PT on Friday , the truck was still on fire, and both the ports and the bridge were closed.

A local towing company caught the explosion on camera from a nearby drone.

The LAFD confirms this is a case of thermal runaway, which is difficult to put out.

VR Score

40

Informative language

25

Neutral language

51

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

39

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

2

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