The firefighters checked the fire in the mountains near Jerusalem for which he asked for help from Spain
Macroinciondio declared on Wednesday in the mountains near Jerusalem (Israel) “Was declared under control “As reported on Thursday the Israeli service of the firefighters in a note. This forced the Evacuation of 8,000 people And it caused injuries to 40 civilians and firefighters.
In the note they explain that they will now begin to gradually release the forces of the area and add that “it will be performed An in -depth investigation of the accident, as required for events of this type. “
Israeli firefighters also take advantage of it Express your thanks To all the forces that operated in the last 24 hours in their extinction and want a “day of happy and safe independence”.
2,000 hectares burned
The flames have left at least 2,000 hectares burned (1,300 of them of the forest), after having originated in the area of Mateh Yehuda, between the small cities of Mesilat Zion and Neve Shalom, some 30 kilometers west of Jerusalemaccording to police information.
Neve Shalom was the first city evacuated in a day when time was extreme: environmental dryness, orange warning for the strong wind and bursts between 90 and 100 kilometers. This crop broth caused the fire about 14 kilometers from the Holy City.
The reasons why he broke out are still unknown and, although the police reported in the afternoon of A “with a lighter” That he tried to turn on a fire, he was not clarified if he has to do with the fires that occurred on dozens of kilometers from there. Due to the flames, moreover, the highway that joins Jerusalem with Tel Aviv (Route 1), in which dozens of people were blocked They had to leave their vehicles And escape.
Thursday morning the police announced the reopening of the highway and other roads and displaced people They could return to their homesthat according to the firefighters have not been affected. Israel International help required to extinct fires And five countries – Spain, France, Romania, Croatia, Italy and Ukraine – said they would send planes for this. Finally, a helicopter who arrived in Israel, reported the firefighters.
