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'Sheer terror' as van loaded with fireworks set alight in Clydebank

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Summary
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68% Informative

Police appeal for information about a man seen leaving the scene of the fire.

Homes were evacuated and roads closed when the van exploded with a shower of fireworks.

Clydebank East Community Council secretary Yvonne O'Neill described it as "absolutely awful" and "disgusting behaviour" She said the culprit had "absolutely no regard for kids living in these houses".

VR Score

59

Informative language

50

Neutral language

77

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

50

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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