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A passenger bus caught fire while traveling near the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv Highway in the area of N’vei Ilan on Tuesday, 19 Kislev. B’chasdei Hashem, the fast response and professional efforts of firefighters, with Siyata Dishmaya, prevented the blaze from spreading to the nearby forest.

There were no injuries. An investigation to determine the cause of the blaze is underway.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem/Photo Credit: Moshe Berlinger & MDA Spokesman)