Preliminary report: 5 trapped in a fire inside a tunnel under construction in the Lower Galilee
Four fire crews from the Afula station are working at the site.
Fire and rescue officials said the tunnel was covered in heavy smoke, and that crews were using breathing masks to rescue them.
Eli Ashkenazi
13/12/2021
Monday, 13 December 2021, 15:40 Updated: 15:58
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A fire at 8 Hatzafira Street in Tel Aviv (edited by Aviad Ballali)
Five people are trapped inside a storage tunnel in the Jordan Star in the Lower Galilee, following a fire that broke out inside it today (Monday).
Four firefighters from the Afula station are looking for trapped people, several people were rescued in a light condition.
A fire and rescue spokesman for Israel said that "a few minutes ago, a fire was received inside the storage tunnel at Kokhav Hayarden. Four firefighters from Afula station are on the scene. The tunnel is covered with heavy smoke, the crews are looking for those trapped inside the tunnel."
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The scene of the incident, today (Photo: Official website, Itzik Siboni)
The scene of the incident, today (Photo: MDA)
The scene of the incident, today (Photo: Official website, Itzik Siboni)
MDA said that large forces that had joined the fire brigade at the scene were prepared to provide medical care to the injured, if any.
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