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Saturday, January 29, 2022
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, January 29, 2022
Elderly women killed in fire at Jerusalem residential building
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The scene of a deadly fire in Jerusalem, on January 29, 2022. (Magen David Adom)
An elderly woman has perished in a fire near King David’s Tomb in Jerusalem, officials say.
Firefighters say they responded to a blaze at a two-story residential building and, while working to extinguish the fire, found a woman’s body.
According to the Ynet news site, she is a Jewish woman in her 90s.
Police say three officers were lightly hurt from inhaling smoke while searching the building.
An investigation has been opened.
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