Firefighters beat back blazes around Jerusalem

Fire official Arik Abulaf tells Channel 2 that firefighters have beaten back most of the fires threatening the capital.

He says no new fires have broken out, referring to it as a lull.

According to the report, investigators are still trying to figure what led to the rash of fires and whether they were caused by arson, negligence or anything else.

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