Three major wildfires that were raging Monday in Beit Shemesh, Moshav Mata in the Jerusalem hills, and Mashhad near Nazareth in northern Israel were reported under control late Monday afternoon.
Residents of Beit Shemesh and Mashhad who were ordered to evacuate were allowed to return home.
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Earlier Monday, 10 teams of firefighters from the Beit Shemesh fire station, as well as firefighting aircraft, were battling a wildfire that broke out on Hagefen Street in the city. Beit Shemesh residents living to the east of Hagolan Street were instructed to close their windows and remain indoors.
בית שמש - 5 צוותי כיבוי והצלה מתחנת בית שמש פועלים בשריפת חורש טבעי ברחוב הגפן בעיר. לוחמי האש נאבקים בחזית האש על מנות לעצור את התפשטותה. המשטרה ביצעה פינוי תושבים מקו בתים ראשון.
קרדיט: סטורי בית שמש pic.twitter.com/aNlNDUuCtb— כבאות והצלה לישראל (@102_IL) August 26, 2019
Footage of the Beit Shemesh fire, courtesy of the Israel Fire and Rescue Services via Twitter
Two other major wildfires – one at Moshav Mata in the Jerusalem hills and the second in Mashhad, northeast of Nazareth – also broke out on Monday.
Firefighters from all over Israel were scrambled to the scene of the Moshav Mata fire, while eight firefighting teams and two aircraft were battling the Mashhad fire. Occupants of Mashhad living closest to the fire line were temporarily evacuated, but by 5:30 p.m. were allowed to return to their homes.
No injuries were reported as a result of any of the fires.
