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10-Year-Old Boy Dies After Exploding Dumpster in Beitar Illit

A 10-year-old boy died on Wednesday after a burning recycling bin exploded on Rebbe M'Nadvurna Street in Beitar Illit. The blast ejected a burning object, which struck the child as he was leaving a nearby Torah study hall.

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What happened

01A 10-year-old boy died on Wednesday after a burning recycling bin exploded on Rebbe M'Nadvurna Street in Beitar Illit.
02The child was struck by a burning object ejected from the bin as he was leaving a nearby Torah study hall.
03Paramedics performed CPR on the unconscious boy, who was pronounced dead at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem.
04Firefighters suspect children playing a game started the fire and threw an aerosol can inside, causing the explosion.
05Police, fire investigators, and forensic experts are conducting an investigation into the circumstances of the fatal blast.
06In a separate incident on Wednesday, an explosion at an Intel factory in Kiryat Gat killed one person and seriously injured two others.

Emergency services received a call at 4:56 PM. Paramedics found the boy unconscious, without a pulse or breathing, suffering from severe burns and multi-system trauma. Despite resuscitation efforts en route, he was pronounced dead at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem.

Firefighters suspect the fire may have been started by children playing a game. The subsequent explosion is believed to have been caused by an aerosol deodorant or spray can that was thrown into the burning container and ruptured due to the heat. Fire and police investigators, alongside forensic experts, are investigating the incident.

In a separate incident on Wednesday, a technical malfunction caused an explosion at an Intel factory in Kiryat Gat. One person was killed and two others were seriously injured with severe burns.

Summarized by baba from the reports of 8 newsrooms. Updated 21:22