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(IsraelNN.com) Factory owners from Petach Tikva will face a criminal investigation following a blaze at the factory that wounded seven employees and five firefighters on Sunday night, according to Channel 2. The wounded employees were Palestinian Authority Arabs who did not have permits allowing them to enter pre-1967 Israel. Two were very seriously wounded, three were moderately wounded, and the rest were lightly wounded.

Police suspect that the employees were not properly trained to deal with the dangerous chemicals used at the factory.