A synagogue in the central Israeli metropolis of Lod was badly damaged in a fireplace Friday morning, apparently because of a malfunctioning fridge, the Ynet information web site reported.
The blaze was introduced below management by firefighters, however not earlier than the constructing had sustained critical injury.
There have been no accidents reported.
A British client group investigation in April discovered the backing materials on nearly half the fridges they inspected have been made from unsafe plastic, and advisable that many fashions be faraway from sale as they not solely pose a fireplace danger, however may additionally probably support the pace at which a fireplace may unfold.
The catastrophic blaze at London’s Grenfell Tower final June began when a fridge-freezer caught fireplace. At least 72 individuals have been killed and over 70 injured when the 24-storey constructing went up in flames.
Members of the emergency companies work contained in the charred stays of the Grenfell Tower block in Kensington, west London, on June 17, 2017 (AFP PHOTO / Tolga AKMEN)