JERUSALEM, Aug 1 (NNN-PNA) – A large fire started near a military base, and was raging near the central Israeli city of Modiin, the regime’s fire and rescue services said.
The military base of the Israeli Defence Forces, named Mitkan Adam, is located about 11 kilometres north of Modiin.
Strong winds were spreading the fire towards the nearby Neot Kedumim nature reserve, said the services, adding that 21 firefighting teams have been sent to battle the blaze, along with four airplanes and a helicopter.
The firefighting teams are reportedly facing problems with accessing the site of the fire due to strong winds, and most of their efforts were put into preventing the blaze from reaching the park, which houses the Biblical Landscape Reserve, noted the services.
The cause of the fire was unclear yet.
Firefighters said, there was currently no danger to property and no reports of casualties.
Israel witnessed a heatwave over the past week. The Health Ministry issued, on Wednesday, a heat wave warning as temperatures spiked, calling on the public to avoid exposure to the sun and physical exertion as much as possible.
