11 injured in fire at Maasiyahu Prison
Five guards, six inmates treated for smoke inhalation in Ramle correctional facility; firefighters working to control blaze
The Ma'asiyahu prison (photo credit: Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
Eleven people were injured after a fire broke out at Maasiyahu Prison in Ramle, south of Tel Aviv.
It was unclear what caused the fire, which broke out in the prison’s wood factory.
Five guards and six inmates were being treated for smoke inhalation on site as firefighters were working to extinguish the blaze.
Maasiyahu Prison’s most famous inmate is disgraced former president Moshe Katsav. He’s been a resident since December 2011, when he started serving out a seven-year sentence for rape.
MK Aryeh Deri (Shas) is a former inmate.
Fires were raging in other locations throughout the country.
Students were removed from the Hadasim high school in the central region due to a blaze that was raging nearby.
Firefighters were working to douse the flames.