The two persons who were killed Sunday in the fire at the Moriah Hotel on the slopes of the Dead Sea were a soldier and a chambermaid, it was reported Monday. The soldier, 19, was returning to his base from a weekend furlough when he stopped by the hotel and volunteered to help rescue trapped tourists. He was badly burned and was overcome from smoke inhalation. The chambermaid, 49, was trapped in flames on the top floor.
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