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Last update - 16:42 24/02/2008 Or Akiva apartment building fire leaves six people hurt By Fadi Eyadat, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: fire, Israel  Six people were injured, three of them moderately, in a fire that ravaged an Or Akiva apartment building on Sunday afternoon. The victims included a toddler and a 60-year-old who broke his hip while jumping from the second floor trying to escape the fire. The victims were taken to the Hillel Yaffe hospital in Hadera, having sustained smoke inhalation injuries. Advertisement A Magen David Adom emergency medical services spokesman said ten ambulances had rushed to the site. A team of Hadera's police and fire brigade, headed by Chief Superintendent Moshe Cohen, is investigating the cause of the fire. Related articles: Woman dies, 4-year-old son critically hurt in Be'er Yaakov fire Police suspect J'lem building gas tank blast caused by suicide Fire seriously damages headquarters of Jerusalem rabbinical courts One man killed and six hurt in fire in Nahariya retirement home Bookmark to del.icio.us   Holocaust row U.K. Tory chief draws fire for calling school visits to Auschwitz a gimmick. 5 Stops in Galilee Rock hares, peach orchards, a taste of the past, and walking the Jesus trail.

Today Online IDF braces for mass march on Gaza border Responses: 139 Gideon Levy: The Jerusalem issue is easy - half for Jews, half for Palestinians Responses: 39 For IDF brigade, 'Hebron is like Wild West and army is the law' Responses: 39 Study: Palestinian suicide bombers 'not mentally unstable' Responses: 73 Neo-Nazi turns Haredi after discovering his Jewish roots Responses: 40 Rosner's Domain Iran Could Have Enough Uranium for a Bomb by Year's End (WTR) Poll: Is it time for Israel to end the blockade in Gaza? What America wants from an operation in Gaza Guests: Jewish women don't want to be shut out U.S. victims of Palestinian terror await gov't stance on compensation More Headlines 14:46 PM: We absolutely won't fortify every building in Gaza area 14:23 IDF braces for mass rally against Israeli blockade on Gaza border 16:02 PM: We must stop African job seekers from illegally entering Israel 16:25 Israel, Palestinians to start talks on civilian issues next week 12:23 Israeli Americans vote Clinton, but Obama wins global primary 15:20 Oscar-nominated Israeli director meets the competition 16:42 Or Akiva apartment building fire leaves six people hurt 16:40 U.K. paper prints photo of Anne Frank's childhood love interest 14:35 Jordan's King Abdullah races through South Africa on a Harley 13:48 Olmert heads to Japan with eye to boosting trade 13:59 IDF soldier accidentally shot by fellow soldier, suffers serious wounds Previous Editions Select Day 22 feb 21 feb 20 feb 19 feb 18 feb 17 feb 15 feb 14 feb 13 feb 12 feb 11 feb 10 feb

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