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        7/3/2009, Tammuz 11, 5769

      Ofakim Paint Factory Fire Under Control


      Large forces of firefighters from around the south brought a fire at a paint factory in the Ofakim industrial zone, early Friday morning. The fire broke out shortly after midnight. It's cause is being investigated.

      No casualties were reported, but a number of vehicles were destroyed, including a fire truck that was hit by a barrel of diesel fuel during one of the many explosions that accompanied the blaze