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A fire is burning out of control in Jerusalem’s ‘Shuk Citona’i’, the city’s wholesale produce market that supplies many stores including Machane Yehuda.

Adding to the worries of firefighters and authorities is the fact the market is located near a major area Israel Electric Company facility. A large fire service force is battling the blaze in the hope of containing it.

Amid concerns is the fact many rooftops in the marketplace are made of asbestos, compelling the involvement of hazardous materials units as well.

Elsewhere in the capital, a large blaze is burning out of control in the Ramot area. Four firefighting planes have been dispatched to assist the effort to contain that blaze.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)