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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Two people were killed and five injured in a blaze at a fireworks warehouse in central Israel on Tuesday, police said. Extraordinary footage posted online showed the large cache of fireworks going off in rapid succession, with the building's roof ripped off as a result of the blasts. Firefighters worked to douse the large fire at the structure around Porat, a village near the coastal city of Netanya, while evacuating residents and preventing the blaze from spreading to nearby homes. Police said two bodies were recovered from the warehouse and an investigation into the fire was continuing. Forensic units are scouring the area for evidence in a bid to understand how the blaze began and to search for others who may have been trapped at the scene.
A blaze at a fireworks warehouse near Netanya, central Israel, kills two people and injures five others.