Firefighters battle blaze near Ashkelon caused by rocket fired from Gaza

5 May 2019, 11:39 am

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Military and civilian firefighters are working to extinguish a blaze south of the city of Ashkelon, which was caused by one of the rockets fired at southern Israel from the Gaza Strip, the Fire and Rescue Authority says.

A blaze south of Ashkelon started by a rocket fired by Gaza terror groups, May 5, 2019. (Fire and Rescue Authority)

The fire broke out last night and firefighting teams began working to put it out then, but they were eventually forced to stop as the location made it difficult to bring in the necessary equipment to extinguish it.

“The work of the firefighters was stopped last night due to the risk they faced in this open area. Today they began working to put out the fire again, with heavier equipment,” the fire department’s southern district says in a statement.

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