A vehicle fire with suspected entrapment has been reported on Route 90 near Mitzpe Shalem in the northern Dead Sea area, according to initial reports. Emergency services are responding to the scene; the condition of those trapped and the cause of the fire are not yet clear.
A vehicle fire with suspected trapped persons was reported at 22:49 Jerusalem on Route 90 (the north-south artery through the Jordan Valley and Dead Sea region) near the community of Mitzpe Shalem. The report, from a single source, indicates a vehicle on fire with possible occupants still inside. Rescue services have been notified and are en route. The cause of the fire and the number of trapped people are unknown at this stage. This is a developing incident in a remote desert area; further details are awaited.
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