Brush Fires Threaten Jerusalem

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“Various brush fires blazed across Israel as the country was hit by high temperatures…”

As we pray for the residents in Fort McMurray and surrounding areas of Alberta, Canada, who are dealing with the aftermath of wildfires, residents in Jerusalem have been forced to evacuate their homes due to brush fires. The Jerusalem Post reports on attempts by firefighters to control the blazes:

Various brush fires blazed across Israel as the country was hit by high temperatures on Thursday, as fires in parts of Jerusalem prompted dozens of residents to evacuate their homes.

Environmental officials from Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fun (KKL-JNF) estimated that the fire in Jerusalem broke out at two locations in the Ramot Forest and the Cedar Valley. The fire then spread to toward the residential areas of Ramot, Gilo and Mevasseret Zion.

Residents in parts of northern east Jerusalem's Ramot area were asked to evacuate their homes due to high winds, as firefighters feared the fire could rapidly spread to residential areas. Residents of two buildings in the south-western east Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo were also evacuated as the flames encroached. Fire and rescue forces also evacuated the first line of houses closest to the blaze in northern Jerusalem's Mevasseret Zion.

Eighteen fire-fighting and rescue teams and four water-dropping air teams were attempting to control the blazes in the capital.

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“Various brush fires blazed across Israel as the country was hit by high temperatures…”

 

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