Question

read the newspaper article and then answer the question.
a four - alarm fire caused severe damage to multiple historic buildings downtown early thursday morning before being extinguished. more than fifty firefighters from the springfield fire department responded to the blaze around 4 a.m. the fire was largely controlled by 5:30 a.m., but crews continued to survey the area for hot spots. no injuries have been reported, but the extent of the damage is still unclear. the fires cause has not been determined.
who is the primary audience?
an international news audience
students at springfield elementary schools
firefighters and fire - prevention advocates
a local news audience

Explanation:

The article mentions "downtown" and "Springfield Fire Department", which are local references. It is a news report about a local event (fire in downtown Springfield). International news audience would expect more global - scale events. Students at elementary schools are a very specific and likely not the main target as the content is about a fire event. Firefighters and fire - prevention advocates might be interested, but the general local community (local news audience) is more likely the primary audience as it's a local news - style report.

Answer:

a local news audience