21:13 IL: According to preliminary information, Ichud Hatzalah first responders are heading to an incident in Betar Illit. It appears that someone threw a quantity of gasoline into a Lag B’Omer bonfire and it got out of control.
According to preliminary unconfirmed but reliable information, at least ten people are injured with varying degrees of burns, some unfortunately serious or worse.
YWN-ISRAEL will continue providing updates as they become available.
21:58 IL: According to reports from Mifal HaShas Street in Betar from Ichud Hatzalah, it appears that five children were injured lightly. The preliminary reports were based on eyewitness reports that Baruch Hashem were exaggerated.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Local communities have to continue providing information about safe fires, maybe with demonstrations. Adults don’t seem to be supervising sufficiently at many fires either. This also goes for beur chometz fires erev Pesach. Plenty of furniture with laminates are being burned too. This pollutes the air and is unsafe to breathe. Perhaps a fire supervisors from the parental communities need to be in place, and these parents guided as well. Refuah shlaima.
Please daven for two young children who have 2nd and third degree burns:
Menachem Mendel ben Esther (in intensive care Shaarai Tzedek)
Avraham Abba ben Bruria (Shaara Tzedek)
INSANE! Please don’t throw gasoline, plastic, paint cans, aerosols or any other combustible objects on your bonfire. Stay safe & enjoy Lag B’Omer!