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Friday, February 14, 2025
Fire erupts at Jerusalem’s First Station, forcing evacuation
Stuart Winer is a breaking news editor at The Times of Israel.

Smoke pours out of an eatery that caught fire in Jerusalem's First Station, February 14, 2025. (Stuart Winer/Times of Israel)
A fire broke out at Jerusalem’s popular First Station venue earlier today, forcing an evacuation of the site, which has wooden floorboards covering much of its area.
Several fire units were rushed to the scene and tended to flames that erupted from an eatery inside the venue.