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Thursday, November 24, 2016
Erdan agrees to evacuate Carmel prison
Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan gives permission to the Israel Prisons Service to evacuate Carmel Prison on the southern outskirts of Haifa.
The evacuation is a preemptive move in the event that the fire spreads. The prison currently houses some 270 inmates.
In 2010, dozens of IPS staff perished when their bus caught fire during a massive blaze in the Carmel Forest.
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