Firefighting crews from Ashdod and Kiryat Malakhi stations are battling a brushfire in open terrain near Merkaz Shapira. Route 3 was temporarily closed in both directions by Israel Police; no casualties have been reported.
Firefighting crews from Ashdod and Kiryat Malakhi stations are battling a brushfire in open terrain near Merkaz Shapira, according to an update from the National Roads Authority (Netivei Yisrael). Route 3, between Kiryat Malakhi and Ashkelon, was closed in both directions to traffic as crews worked to contain the flames. Israel Police directed drivers to alternate routes.
As The Zioneer reported minutes earlier at 18:12, firefighters had already been dispatched to the scene; the current update confirms the ongoing effort to prevent the fire from spreading to adjacent areas. No casualty figures have been reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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