Israel Fire Victim: We like Refugees ...

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INTERNASIONAL - Emotions come raging when fire raged in the city of Haifa, Israel on Thursday, November 24, 2016 morning. Residents were preparing to move surprised to find smoke and fire in front of their house.

The first visible flame raged in dense residential Haifa. Several warehouses and car wrapped in flames. And because the winds were so strong, the fire was spreading.

Reports spread of fire in Israel almost happens every minute.
Some residents tried to calm down.

They are convinced that the fire in bushes and trees at the curb will not burn them. Similarly, as quoted by Haaretz, on Friday (11/25/2016).

However, over time the smoke and flames began to soar. Lick the houses and apartments.

"I see from the balcony and see the whole valley on fire," said Ronit Halilov.

"I called my husband and we went without bringing apapuun except our dog. We call the neighbors who had already left for work, and we are very stressful," he continued.

Ronit occupants in the apartment was evacuated. Along the way to a safe place, they heard a small explosion and sparks that burn trees and dry grass.

At the shelter, a villager named Tomer Ben-David only wear clothes attached to the body. From far away fire licked his apartment.

"That's my house, the fire has burned up to the ninth floor. I have to help people to get out of our apartment, including a special house the elderly, the ambulance was headed there. Hopefully all survived," said Tomer.

"The houses are burned, were also destroyed a car in the parking lot. School Romema melting," added Tomer.

He has lived in the apartment for 15 years. "I did not know where to live now ...," he continued.

The team from the city council had provided hot drinks and bread for the residents.

"The police helped me out and brought me here. I'm just carrying a small bag. I feel like refugees ...," said an elderly named Rivka Goldberg aged 97 years.

"I hope it will not lose my house. Despite these circumstances, I am very grateful to the rescuers," he continued.

The fire broke out in the port city of Haifa so great. So that the city authorities were unable to handle it.

"The question you should ask God. Only He is able to extinguish this fire," said the Mayor of Haifa, Yona Yahav.

Meanwhile, the Israeli government, which indicated that the fire originated from a deliberate, now overwhelmed by the fire from spreading widely.

Israel began asking for foreign aid.

The request was made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He asked his closest ally the United States to immediately send help.

"Our officials have contacted the US company that operates the aircraft fire-fighting supertanker," said Netanyahu was quoted as saying by the BBC.

Help was coming, including from the Palestinian side.

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