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Tuesday, March 14, 2017
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Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Dead in fireworks blaze identified as Qalanswa residents aged 17, 24
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe two people killed today in a massive blaze at a fireworks warehouse in central Israel are identified as residents of Qalanswa: 24-year-old Amir Abed Almalek Takrouri, and 17-year-old Anes Abu Abed.
Their bodies are found after firefighters manage to put out the blaze, which also left seven wounded and several houses damaged nearby from the explosions.
The two were employed at the warehouse, in the village of Porat.
According to the Ynet news site, police are launching an investigation into the warehouse, which may have been operating without a permit and without the required approval of the local fire department.
The owner of the warehouse is among the wounded.
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