Firefighters have managed to bring a large blaze that broke out near a hospital and military base on Jerusalem’s Mount Scopus under control after some three hours, authorities say.
According to the Fire and Rescue Service, two fires broke out in the area just before 10 p.m. and were bolstered by high winds, threatening Hadassah Hospital and the Oferet military base.
Firefighters aided by police and troops managed to create defensive lines around both the hospital and the base, the service said earlier.
According to an uncofirmed Channel 12 news report, authorities suspect the blazes were started by Molotov cocktails hurled from the nearby Palestinian neighborhood of Issawiya.
“During the night and into the morning, multiple crews will remain to finish putting out the fire and to prevent blazes from starting back up and defend the area from more fires being started or firebombs being thrown,” the fire service says in a statement.
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