by Israel National News
After over a day of battling the flames, the wildfire in the Judean Plane is under control. Forests and fields in the area were severely damaged.
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| The fire in the Judean Hills Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 |
Israel Fire and Rescue Services Commissioner Eyal Caspi announced that the large wildfire in the Judean Plains is under control.
The fire, which broke out on Wednesday near Tarom and quickly spread due to the weather conditions, severely damaged forests and fields in the area.
100 crews operated during the firefighting efforts, with the assistance of firefighting planes and helicopters. The efforts were concentrated on preventing the fire from spreading to nearby communities. During the operations to fight the flames, several firefighters suffered from smoke inhalation.
A special investigation team, which was created at the order of the Fire Commissioner, has begun investigating the cause of the blaze.
The commissioner thanked all forces and authorities that assisted in the national effort to battle the fire and ordered the gradual dismissal of forces. Firefighters will continue operating at a lower intensity, but will maintain a strong presence on the ground to prevent the flames from reigniting.
21 firefighters were lightly wounded in the fire, and one fire engine was damaged. No civilians were hurt.
The main epicenters of the blaze included the Latrun area, Burma Road, Eshtaol, Mesilat Zion, Taoz, Park Canada, Sha'ar Hagay, Kedoshim Forest, and Shoresh.
IDF forces and the Home Front Command also joined the national efforts, which all worked to create buffer lines using heavy engineering tools to protect nearby communities.
Significant preparations have been made for international aid to assist, with a firefighting plane from Cyprus already operating in Israel.
According to sources on the ground, the fire consumed about 20,000 dunams of open space.
All traffic arteries have been reopened and residents of the evacuated communities have been allowed to return to their homes.
The Fire Commissioner thanked all the forces and entities that assisted in the efforts to extinguish the fire and has instructed that forces be released gradually.
Israel National News
Source: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/407704
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