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Death toll from Israel inferno hits 43: reportsJerusalem (AFP) Dec 11, 2010 The death toll from northern Israel's forest fire rose to 43 on Saturday as another prison guard died of his injuries, media reports said. Jalal Bissan, 29, died at Haifa's Rambam hospital, the Y-net news website reported, citing hospital officials. His death raised to 38 the number of prison service fatalities from the inferno which trapped their bus shortly after the fire broke out on December 2 as they raced to help evacuate a prison from the approaching flames. The fire also killed Haifa ... read more |
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