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Firefighters trying to put out a large fire sparked by an explosion at a natural gas factory near Jerusalem on Thursday. (Daniel Bar On/Jini) Last update - 01:10 01/02/2008 4 hurt, 2 seriously, in explosion at natural gas factory near J'lem By Jonathan Lis, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: gas explosion, Jerusalem  At least four people were hurt, two of them seriously, in a large explosion at a factory in the Atarot industrial zone outside Jerusalem on Thursday. The two remaining victims were lightly hurt in the blast. Firefighting teams rushed to the factory, which produces and packages natural gas canisters, and attempted to douse the fire that erupted at the scene. Advertisement The four injured individuals were quickly located and received immediate medical care at the hand of emergency medical workers, and were later evacuated to the Hadassah University Hospital in Jerusalem where they were treated in the trauma ward. Magen David Adom emergency medical service initially labeled the incident a "multi-victim event" and sent multiple ambulances to the scene, in part for fear that victims were still trapped under the rubble. The multi-victim status was later retracted when no further victims were found. The Jerusalem police said it believed the explosion was a work-related accident and not intentional. "The flames reached a height of 15 meters, the police removed people from the area for fear of another explosion," a witness said. "There is another large canister of gas on site that the emergency teams are dousing with water in efforts to prevent a second blast." Related articles: Police suspect J'lem building gas tank blast caused by suicide Ramat Hovav plant shuts down production facility in wake of chemical explosion One person killed, six hurt as gas canister explodes in Jaffa Bookmark to del.icio.us   Painful lessons The IDF has already learnt lessons of the Second Lebanon War. Brothers in guilt 'We are all guilty; is an effective summary of the final Winograd report.   1.   How sad 23:54  |  KUTW 31/01/08

Today Online Netanyahu: Olmert is incompetent, not fit to lead state Responses: 93 Jewish group to build 200 new homes in East Jerusalem Responses: 178 Winograd: Current use of cluster bombs not in line with int'l law Responses: 80 Israel says Libya unworthy of seat on UN Security Council Responses: 82 Visiting U.S. singer Badu says she backs Farrakhan, Palestinian cause Responses: 60 Rosner's Domain The campaign for Darfur has achieved all its goals - but one Has the era of Orthodox women rabbis arrived? (WTR) Rosner's Guest: Too many Jewish organizations? Poll: Is there a "constant virulent campaign" against Obama? Back to divestment from Israel (WTR) More Headlines 00:55 Opposition leader Netanyahu: Olmert is incompetent, unfit to lead 01:10 4 hurt, 2 seriously, in explosion at natural gas factory near J'lem 20:41 Solana, Blair to travel to Middle East next week to discuss Gaza border crisis 17:30 Lebanon: Winograd war probe report sets scene for future war 23:47 Israel's new TESCAR spy satellite transmits first top quality images 21:35 Brazil judge bans carnival float depicting naked Holocaust victims 23:45 Visiting U.S. singer Badu says she backs Farrakhan, Palestinian cause 16:56 IDF kills Palestinian approaching Israel border in southern Gaza 20:50 Cut in Internet cables off Egypt causes outages across Mideast to India 16:53 Egypt blocks Gaza cars from Sinai, pedestrians still entering 20:58 U.K. conservative angers EU parliament for making Nazi comment 16:18 German authorities charge 22-year-old man with stabbing rabbi 20:18 Jerusalem to build city's first non-Orthodox secular burial site Previous Editions Select Day 31 jan 30 jan 29 jan 28 jan 27 jan 25 jan 24 jan 23 jan 22 jan 21 jan 20 jan 18 jan

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