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Comprehensive media reports, on-site photos, NASA thermal abnormal satellite images, Google Earth and street scenes and other information can be concluded that the CNN report video was taken on Zubryts’koho Street, which is vertically connected to the fire in Lviv, Ukraine, and is not Canada. The firefighter uniforms in the
video are indeed from Canada. They are supplies donated by the Edmonton Fire Department to the Lviv Fire Department. Due to negligence in transportation, the words " Edmonton " were not erased.
incident background
Since the war between Russia and Ukraine started, allegations of media from various countries "posed for revealing photos" or "using old pictures as scenes of conflict" are common. , CNN, a single CNN, has been involved in the controversy of "the authenticity of the report is questionable". "Pengpai Mingcha" has verified it many times before (see "Mingcha | CNN reporter executed by the Taliban in , died again in Ukraine?" "Mingcha | Ukrainian army hired "crisis actors" to show off their photos?", but related rumors are still emerging one after another.
For example, a few days ago, there was a saying on social platforms at home and abroad that CNN used pictures of the Canadian city of Edmonton as a big explosion near Lviv, Ukraine during its report. So, this time, did CNN really report on “transplanting flowers and connecting trees” and “stitching”?
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related social platform accounts intercept the keyframe of the CNN report video and enlarge the back of the firefighter appearing in the picture. The firefighters wore a red safety helmet and a mortar jacket with fluorescent green stripes embedded in the jacket and the words "Edmonto (n)" were printed on it.
CNN report screenshot.
Public information shows that Edmonton is located in southeastern Canada, the capital of (Alberta) in and the fifth largest city in Canada. Searching around the keyword "fire" on the YouTube channel in Edmonton City can find the official fire department promotional video released in April 2011. Comparing the styles and words of the firefighter uniforms in the video, it can be seen that the firefighter clothing that appeared in the CNN report is indeed from Edmonton.
Edmonton YouTube channel April 2011 Fire Department Promotion Video Screenshot.
So, is the original video shooting location located in the Ukrainian city of Lviv , or Edmonton, Canada?
Search for the original report title "CNN Team at site of explorations near Lviv" in Google . The complete video can be found on CNN's YouTube channel for up to 3 minutes and 48 seconds. It was published on March 27, which contains more details about the explosion site.
CNN YouTube channel report full version screenshot.
The reporter who reported the explosion on the spot was Don Lemon. Raymond is a famous CNN host and author of the top best-selling work of " New York Times " bestseller "This Is The Fire: What I Say to My Friends About Racism".
htmlOn February 24, after Russia announced the launch of a "special military operation" against Ukraine, Raymond also began to focus on reporting on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and even went deep into the battlefield. On April 2, Raymond posted on his personal Twitter saying that he met with Marichka Padalko, a famous Ukrainian TV host. At least at the time, he was still in Ukraine and did not return to the United States.Don Raymond’s personal Twitter screenshot.
Raymond said the explosion was triggered by the Russian military's missile hitting a local fuel bank in Lviv.
searched for the keyword "oil terminal Lviv" and limited the time to find out after March 27. On the same day, the New York Times also reported the incident. The picture included in the article shows a close-up view of the white cylinder building where Raymond stands. In this photo used by the New York Times, there are two Ukrainian words. The words on the fire truck are "29 Lviv", while the man's jacket is printed on the background, which is the first two letters of "Lviv" in Ukrainian.
Screenshot of the report of the fuel library explosion in the New York Times. There are two Ukrainian words that appear in the red box.
uses NASA's thermal abnormality satellite image (FIRMS) to lock the time between March 27 and the week before. It can be found that on March 27, local time, there were heat abnormalities in and around Lviv, and suspected fire accidents occurred.
NASA thermal abnormality satellite images show that on March 27, Lviv had several suspected fire accidents.
Enter the above latitude and longitude coordinates of the thermal abnormality location in Google Maps to verify it, and compare the street scene with the environment behind Raymond in the original report. It can be inferred that the video is filmed on Zubryts’koho Street in the center of Lviv. The low wall on the left side of this direction in Google Street View, the white cylindrical fuel library in the background, and the exterior wall of the building with ceramic tiled on the right (see the picture below), are all consistent with the environmental characteristics of the CNN report. The fuel bank with fire in the distance is located on Plastova Street, which is perpendicular to Zubryts’koho Street, with roughly latitude and longitude of 49.51N and 24.03E.
left: the explosion occurred; right: the location of the CNN video shooting.
Based on the above clues, it can be confirmed that the CNN report appeared in Lviv, not the Canadian city of Edmonton. So, why did the firefighter jacket with the words "Edmonton" appear in Ukraine thousands of miles away?
public search results show that the Edmonton Fire Department had reached a cooperation with Lviv eight years ago to donate some public facilities and equipment that are still within their service life to Ukraine for use by local firefighters and first responders. The firefighter uniform, which appears in the CNN video, should be donated to the Lviv Fire Department by Edmonton. Screenshot of
CTV report.
This cooperation project is the work of "Firefighter Aid Ukriane". Regarding why there is a word "Edmonton" on the jacket, Canadian TV (CTV) quoted Kevin Royle, founder of the "Firefighters Aid Ukraine" project, explaining, "Usually, the mark (on the jacket) will be worn off before being shipped to Ukraine, but it may also be ignored during the donation process."
In addition, photos of the jacket donation event can also be found on the Instagram homepage (ffaidukriane) of "Firefighters Aid Ukraine". The most recent time was on March 25, and the same yellowish coat was placed on the floor in the photo.
And from a photo posted in 2018, we can clearly see the words "Edmonton" on these coats. The information description column shows that this photo was taken on September 15, 2017 and the check-in location is in Glinyany, Lviv, Ukraine.
To sum up, combining different media reports, accident scene photos, NASA thermal abnormality satellite images, Google Earth and street scenes and other information, it can be concluded that the explosion occurred in a fuel library on Plastova Street in the north of Lviv, Ukraine. The video of CNN reported was taken on Zubryts’koho Street, which was vertically connected to the fire, not Canada.
htmlFor more than 0 years, under the advocacy of the "Firefighters Assist Ukraine" organization, Canadian cities have donated uniforms and other supplies to the Ukrainian fire department. The firefighter's coat in the video is a uniform donated by the Edmonton Fire Department to the Lviv Fire Department, but the word "Edmonton" was not erased due to negligence in transportation.-
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