Fire causes millions in damage to Chabad center in Ukrainian town where founder buried

A large fire ripped through the Rabbeinu HaGadol visitors complex in the Ukrainian town of Hadiach near the cemetery where the founder of Chabad Hassidism is buried on Friday night, according to reports.

The fire caused millions of dollars in damage to the Chabad visitor center, near the resting place of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, reports say.

It is unclear what caused the fire.

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