Fire Intifada

Hostel fire may have been caused by burning cigarette

Firefighters' investigation reveals: Fire which killed hostel resident may have been caused by cigarette.

One dead as fire breaks out in hostel for the mentally ill

45-year-old man killed after fire tears through hostel for the mentally ill in central Israel.

Large brushfire breaks out near city of Elad

11 teams of firefighters operating to extinguish large brushfire near the city of Elad. Arson is suspected.

Watch: Fighting fire in Kfar Uriah

Efforts underway to contain large fire near Beit Shemesh as Israel endures unseasonably high temperatures.

Russia disaster: Coronavirus patients perish in hospital fire

Five intensive-care coronavirus patients perish in fire that broke out in St. Petersburg Hospital after ventilator short-circuit.

Elderly woman killed in fire in Maalot

Elderly woman dies, elderly man critically injured in fire in their apartment. Two women and toddler lightly injured.

Suspected arson at Jerusalem City Hall

Arab resident of Jerusalem arrested on suspicion of igniting fire at City Hall.

Baby dies in fire in the Negev

One-year-old girl dies in fire in Bedouin town of Segev Shalom. 11 children injured from smoke inhalation.

Nahariya: Elderly man critically injured in retirement home fire

74-year-old man in critical condition after fire breaks out in assisted living facility in northern Israeli city of Nahariya.

Nahariya: 8-year-old seriously injured in apartment fire

Three injured in apartment fire in Nahariya, including eight-year-old boy who suffered severe injuries from smoke inhalation and burns.

Australia: 240,000 people told to evacuate their homes

Authorities in Australia instruct nearly a quarter of a million residents in Victoria to evacuate as brush fires threaten towns.

Ashdod: Children rescued from burning building

Three children rescued from apartment fire in coastal city of Ashdod after suffering injuries ranging from moderate to light.

Eight injured in apartment fire in central Israel

Fire breaks out on 12th floor of apartment building in Ramat Gan injuring eight and leaving residents trapped.

UK: Fire that destroyed yeshiva - caused by Hanukkah candles

Students at British yeshiva left campus for Hanukkah party - leaving candles unattended, resulting in massive fire that destroyed the school

UK: Yeshiva destroyed in blaze, Torah scrolls burned

Fire rips through yeshiva in eastern England, destroying Torah scrolls and prayer books.

Watch: Bus burns on Highway 6

Empty bus catches fire, driver lightly injured from smoke inhalation.

Elderly man killed in Jerusalem fire

Firefighting crews, paramedics fight to save life of man found unresponsive in residential building fire, forced to declare him dead.

Investigation into helicopter fire

IAF launches investigation after helicopter catches fire mid-flight, grounds all helicopters of that model.

Victims of Netanya fire laid to rest

Hundreds at funeral of Rafael and Elazar Ohana, the two brothers who died in a fire that broke out in their home in Netanya.

Two children killed in fire in Netanya

Two brothers, aged 3 and 5, killed in fire in private home in Netanya. Their parents and four other children lightly injured.

Fires force evacuations west of Jerusalem and in Zichron Yaakov

Blaze burns out of control in Mevasseret Tzion, west of Jerusalem, forcing residents to evacuate.

New Jersey: One dead as plane crashes into home

Plane crashing into New Jersey home leaves pilot dead, sets homes on fire.

Woman dies in fire in northern Israel

73-year-old woman dies in fire in apartment in Kiryat Motzkin, located north of Haifa.

Four injured in Jerusalem fire

Fire breaks out in central Jerusalem, injuring three lightly and one seriously.

Two injured in Jerusalem sukkah fire

Sukkah fire forces building evacuation in Jerusalem.

Fire breaks out near Jerusalem on the holiday

Firefighters get blaze under control after hundreds of acres burned.

Fire breaks out in 770

Fire began in closet for emergency lights' battery, reports say.

Suspect arrested in fire in Minnesota synagogue

Police arrest 36-year-old in connection with fire that destroyed 119-year-old synagogue in Duluth, Minnesota.

Body of Jewish victim of California boat fire brought for burial

Chabad, Agudath Israel intervene to bring body of Jewish woman back to New Jersey for burial after 34 killed in boat fire.

Huge fire at Haifa oil plant

36 firefighting crews fight to bring large fire at vegetable oil plant under control in Haifa.

3 hurt in Eilat hotel fire

Fire at Magic Palace hotel brought under control. 3 men hospitalized for smoke inhalation.

Arson terror comes to northern Israel

Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon set fire near border, causing firefighters to evacuate Israeli town.

San Francisco-area synagogue fire destroys building

Rabbi saves Torah scrolls as fire destroys Chabad of Tri-Valley's synagogue.

Families evacuated as Arabs light fire outside of Samaria town

At least 20 families evacuated from their homes in Yitzhar after fires break out, destroying 3 buildings.

Man seriously injured in fire in Ramat Hasharon

Eight injured, including a 50-year-old in serious condition, in fire in an apartment in Ramat Hasharon.

Israeli forest fire spares Christian shrine

Forest fire in the Galilee which threatened Basilica of the Transfiguration extinguished, with no damage done to the site.

Fire threatens Christian shrine in northern Israel

Galilee forest fire threatens Basilica of the Transfiguration, which draws hundreds of thousands of pilgrims every year.

Suspicion:

Arab arsonists caused millions in damages at IDF base

Brush fire spread to IDF base near Hebron, destroying advanced robotic equipment, central antenna and buildings - including synagogue.

Evacuations begin as massive fires break out across Israel

Homes destroyed as massive fires reported across Israel, forcing residents to evacuate.

'Arson suspect has no connection to daycare parents'

Attorney for teen suspected of setting fire to abusive daycare worker's home says suspect has 'no connection' to daycare parents.

Jerusalem: Family of 10 rescued from house fire

Firefighters find parents, 8 children trapped on porch after their Pisgat Ze'ev home catches fire. 6 lightly injured evacuated to hospital.

Fire breaks out in Eshkol-region communtiy

Incendiary balloon causes fire in community near Gaza. Eshkol council head: 'Containment policy brings balloon terror to our doors.'

Digging through the charred wreckage of the Carlebach moshav

'We are a people who will come out of the fire stronger than we went into it,' says moshav resident Zelda Burkey. 'We're gonna rebuild.'

Was Brooklyn fire an arson attack on local rabbi?

13 injured, 1 critically, as fire destroys three buildings in predominantly Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn, with signs of possible arson.

Firefighters battling blaze in Jerusalem residential building

Residents forced to flee through building windows as firefighters search for others trapped in building on fire in Jerusalem.

'We have no homes, no community, no work'

Residents of burnt-down 'Carlebach moshav' appeal to Knesset for aid in rebuilding their lives. 'We are living like impoverished refugees.'

4-year-old girl dies in car fire

Parked car goes up in flames in village of Jib north of Jerusalem, killing little girl inside.

Israeli boy died in blaze 'because someone played with fire'

Investigators say blaze in northern Israel which killed three-year-old boy was sparked because of careless use of fire.

Shas minister: Israel doesn't need new elections

Interior Minister Deri tours Mevo Modi'im, visiting burned homes, promises special staff will work to aid residents.

Massive blaze in Jerusalem school

Fire breaks out in girls' school in Jerusalem, apparently as a result of faulty air conditioner unit.

Watch: Rabbi Carlebach's home destroyed - but the books survived

Arutz Sheva joins residents of Mevo Modim as they visit home of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach and discover that many books survived the firestorm.

Suspicion: Fire at Mevo Modi'im caused by arson

Firefighters opened investigation of fire that destroyed dozens of homes in village, now revealing suspicion that fire caused by arson.

Watch: Moshav Mevo Modi'im after the fire

Residents of fire-devastated village founded by Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach allowed to enter premises after firefighting efforts completed.

Watch: Firefighters extinguish asbestos fire at Kibbutz Harel

After firestorm burns down several homes in Beit Shemes-area kibbutz, Hazmat crews called in to extinguish asbestos fire.

Three-year-old dead in Tzfat fire

Eighteen injured, one dead, after fire breaks out in residential building.

16 homes destroyed, thousands evacuated as firestorms rage on

'Massive damage' as fires continue to burn uncontrolled in central Israel, destroying homes and forcing mass evacuations.

Towns across central Israel evacuated as fires spread

Kibbutz Harel, four miles north of Beit Shemesh, evacuated as blazes burn out of control. Mevo Modim, Gimzo, and Kfar Daniel also evacuated.

6 injured as fire breaks out near Beit Haggai

Houses evacuated, electricity stopped in Judea town. Firefighters also battling fires at a number of points around J'lem, Beit Shemesh.

Boston Chabad: Don't be scared of the dark - light a candle

Rabbi whose Chabad center lit on fire twice in past week: 'Our approach is to have open doors. We don't run away from this stuff.'

Police now probing 3 fires at 2 Boston-area Chabad houses

'Somebody out there wants to hurt us. Just because we exist,' Needham fire victim says.