A fire broke out in the demolished UN Relief Works Agency (UNRWA) headquarters in Jerusalem, the Israeli Fire and Rescue Authority announced early Sunday morning.
Firefighters are battling the blaze while ensuring nobody is trapped within the area.
Israeli personnel began dismantling the UNRWA headquarters near Ammunition Hill in northern Jerusalem last week.
These were the central headquarters from which all of the organization’s activities in the West Bank and Jerusalem had been managed. UNRWA’s main logistical infrastructure was concentrated within the building.
The Fire and Rescue Authority was also active in Jerusalem on Saturday, when a car caught on fire in Pisgat Ze'ev. There were no injuries reported.
Firefighters also successfully extinguished a kitchen fire in Bnei Brak, with no injuries reported, also on Saturday night.
Firefighters rescue fallen dog outside Beit Shemesh
Firefighters were also called out on Saturday night to an area near Beit Shemesh, where a dog had fallen down an eight-meter pit.
Beit Shemesh firefighters and members of the Special Rescue Unit arrived at the scene and established a rescue station above the mouth of the pit. After it was checked for any evidence of toxic gases, they entered the pit, located the dog, and successfully reunited it with its owner.
"In situations like these, time is a significant factor," the rescue unit commander said. "I'm glad we successfully returned the dog to its owner without injury."