Fire breaks out in northern Israel, leads to electricity shortages

Bathers evacuated by a police boat due to a fire just north of the Kinneret, July 27th 2021.

Bathers evacuated by a police boat due to a fire just north of the Kinneret, July 27th 2021.

(photo credit: ISRAEL POLICE SPOKESMAN)

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

JULY 27, 2021 17:17

A fire broke out on Tuesday morning near the Ko'akh junction on Road 90, just south of Kiryat Shmona.

Firefighters prepare to battle flames just north of the Kinneret, July 27th, 2021. — Firefighters prepare to battle flames just north of the Kinneret, July 27th, 2021. (Credit: FIRE AND RESCUE AUTHORITY NORTHERN DIVISION)

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