Photo Credit: Fire and Rescue spokesperson
Forty families were evacuated from their homes late Tuesday night in the southern Israeli community of Kibbutz Revadim, in the Yoav Regional Council district.
The community, situated along the coastal plain, had been the scene of a major firefighting effort earlier in the evening, with thick smoke hanging over the houses, the dairy barn and the chicken coops.
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Residents were ordered out of their homes after tests of the air quality by the Environmental Protection Ministry and the Local Authorities Association made it clear there were high pollution levels still present in the kibbutz.
Those who were told to leave their homes spent the night with neighboring families; other residents were also warned to remain indoors.
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