A blaze erupted on Monday morning in the Orot HaTorah Talmid Torah in the Rova Zayin area of Ashdod. Heavy damage was reported to the talmid torah’s storage area as the blaze spread to the nearby building, a beis medresh of the Shomrei Emunim Chassidim. Residents saw the blaze and broke into the beis medresh and pulled out Sifrei Torah.

Hundreds of children were evacuated from two nearby talmidei torah. Firefighters brought the blaze under control.

In addition to the storage facility, there was damage to the ezras noshim, kitchen, classrooms but Baruch Hashem, no injuries or worse. The beis medresh itself is charred but no other damage is reported.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)