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Thursday, May 23, 2019
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, May 23, 2019
Firefighters pull 3 kids out of burning building in Beitar Illit
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleFirefighters are working to put out at least three fires in the Jerusalem area, including one at an apartment building in the nearby Beitar Illit settlement where residents are believed to be trapped inside.
According to news reports, firefighters have pulled three children from the building in Beitar Illit, and are working to locate other residents.
Other blaze was reported adjacent to the Uzi Narkiss Bridge in northern Jerusalem, and in the Mevasseret Zion suburb.
Usually warm temperatures and smoldering remains of Lag B’Omer bonfires have sparked dozens of brush fires across the country.
Earlier, authorities evacuated dozens of residents in the southern West Bank settlement of Beit Hagai as firefighters battled a nearby blaze.
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