Overview
- A blaze broke out at Intel’s factory in the Rabin Industrial Park in Kiryat Gat, forcing firefighters and rescue teams to bring the fire under control and secure the scene.
- Emergency crews performed CPR on two critically injured workers and evacuated three employees to Soroka Medical Center for intensive care.
- Medical staff report two patients are in severe, unstable condition and are intubated and sedated while a 26-year-old remains in severe but stable condition.
- Southern District police are investigating causes that include a gas-canister explosion and a hazardous-materials leak, and authorities have said nitrogen trifluoride was present at the site.
- Officials have cordoned off a half-kilometer radius, redirected traffic, and continue searches and containment work as investigators and hazmat teams examine the facility.