Smoke rises from fire in Israel in early July, 2012. Photo: wiki commons.

JPost – Firefighting crews were battling a blaze near Kiryat Tivon, south of Haifa on Thursday. Firefighting aircraft joined 27 ground crews attempting to gain control of the fire.

Police evacuated several local residents from their homes. At least two homes were damaged in the blaze, but no injuries were reported.

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