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Wednesday, August 26, 2026
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Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Fire breaks out at Bnei Brak Hasidic center, child hospitalized for smoke inhalation — rescue service
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First responders work the scene of a fire that broke out at the Nadvorna Hassidic center in Bnei Brak on August 26, 2026. (Fire and Rescue Service)
Firefighters are working to put out flames at a center of the Nadvorna Hasidic sect in Bnei Brak, the Fire and Rescue Service says in a statement.
Students and educational staff were evacuated from the building, and one child was taken to a hospital after inhaling smoke, the statement says, describing his injury as light.
A fire investigator has been called to the scene to probe what caused the flames, the statement adds.
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