Large blast rocks Israeli factory, leaves 3 wounded
A powerful explosion has ripped through a factory in an Israeli city north of Tel Aviv, injuring three people, one seriously.
The blast took place early Tuesday at the factory, situated in Ramat Hasharon’s industrial site, Israeli media reported.
Local residents reported a large flash of light in the sky following the blast. The cause of the explosion was not immediately known.
Police and emergency responders were dispatched to the scene.
The Israel Fire and Rescue Services said that when firefighters joined “security personnel at the factory, several centers of combustion were found” and they gained control of the fires “without the use of hazardous materials.”
Rotem Biran, a resident of the nearby city of Hod Hasharon, told Ynet website that “a very strong flash … lit up the sky like daylight in the morning.”
Biran, who was riding a bicycle with his friends, said that they “saw a large mushroom of smoke above the area. A friend thought we were being bombed.”
In June, a massive explosion rocked the coastal city of Herzliya. Israeli media reported that it was caused by improperly stored gunpowder from an old ammunition factory.
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