Widespread fires in the north; 16 lightly injured from smoke inhalation

Hours after it was reported that Fire Services had gotten control of the wave of fires breaking out in the north from Hezbollah rockets, the Ziv Medical Center in Tzfat reported this morning (Tuesday) that 16 people were lightly injured while putting out the fires in the Upper Galilee, including 7 soldiers and 9 civilians.

The hospital said that "they all suffered from breathing difficulties, the result of smoke inhalation. They were treated by a team of internal doctors headed by Dr. Omar Nujeidat, and they were all released during the early morning hours."