11:50AM EST: A fire has broken out in the building housing the Barditchev Shul located at 21 Rita Avenue, YWN has learned.

Initially there were reports of someone trapped, but as of this time sources tell YWN that everyone has B”H been accounted for.

Mutual aid assistance has been requested to respond from neighboring towns and Monsey Hatzolah is on the scene staging.

There is no word if the Sifrei Torah have been safely removed from the building.

Further details will be posted shortly….

(www.frumreport.com / YWN-Lipas / YWN-68)