Three Killed in Building Explosion in Jaffa, Israel

ambulance
ALEX KOLOMOISKY/AFP/Getty

The Times of Israel reports: A building in Jaffa collapsed in a ball of flames after a large explosion there late Monday night, killing at least three people and injuring four.

The blast took place at a paint store on Yefet Street in the southern Tel Aviv neighborhood, completely leveling the one-story building. Police said early Tuesday that the bodies were found in the rubble after firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze.

Five people were injured, including one seriously wounded person, a man in his 30s, who was suffering from severe burns, medics said. The injured were evacuated to hospital, and several others were treated for shock.

Read more here.

COMMENTS

Please let us know if you're having issues with commenting.