A fire broke out early Tuesday morning in a supermarket and adjacent warehouse in the community of Bat Ayin in Gush Etzion, the Israel Fire and Rescue Services said. Five crews from the Judea regional station worked to stop the flames from spreading to a nearby health clinic and other structures. It is the third fire in Bat Ayin in three days; a fire investigator is probing the cause.
Firefighters from the Judea regional station extinguished a blaze that erupted early Tuesday morning in a supermarket and adjoining warehouse in Bat Ayin, in the Gush Etzion area. Five crews established three operational sectors to contain the fire and protect a nearby community health clinic, according to the Israel Fire and Rescue Services. The shift commander, Deputy Chief Michael Randy, described the scene as complex with a significant fire load. The fire is the third to hit the community in three days. A fire investigator is on-site probing the cause. No casualties were reported. The Zioneer previously reported on a large brush fire in Bat Ayin on Sunday, June 14, which was also contained; that incident was classified as unrelated background. The fire department urged residents and business owners to clear dry vegetation and flammable materials within a ten-meter radius of structures as a precaution against the current heat wave.
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