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Yet Again, Trees Fall Victim to Blaze

August 8, 1995
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Several dozen acres of woodland in the Jerusalem hills were destroyed in a fire Monday, said officials, who believe that the cause was arson.

The fire occurred near the Sha’ar Hagai interchange in the Jerusalem corridor, not far from the site of a massive blaze last month that destroyed millions of trees.

Firefighters, aided by helicopters, got the blaze under control.

An initial inquiry showed that the fire had started in three separate places, which indicates arson, Israel Television reported.

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