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1:46PM IL: A fire is reported in the Meah Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem. according to first reports, two persons are being treated, listed in moderate-to-serious condition.
There may be people trapped in a building, in the Batei Warsaw area of the community.
1:52: Ichud Hatzalah reports a number of people are being treated for various levels of smoke inhalation, all conscious and alert. The fire department continues to comb the structure to make sure everyone has been evacuated from the blaze.
2:06PM: Magen David Adom: A man and woman in their 70s are listed in light and moderate condition and being transported to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital with burns to their upper bodies and smoke inhalation.
2:17: Fire Department: twelve fire apparatus are involved in efforts to bring the blaze in the three-story building under control. ‘On-call’ firefighters from Beit Shemesh and Yosh have been called to respond in addition to the force operating on the scene.
Firefighters are combing the entire area at their own risk to make certain there are no victims trapped in the building as the fire continues burning out of control.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem/Photos/Videos: ניעסטאר via Media Resource Group)
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A disgrace that the holy people of Meah Shearim had to have their independent neighborhood defiled by zionist firemen. Why didn’t they forcibly prevent them gaining entry?