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Boy Dies After Explosion From Burning Trash Container in Beitar Illit

A 10-year-old boy died on Wednesday after being struck by an object ejected during an explosion inside a burning recycling bin in Beitar Illit. The incident occurred on Rebbe M'Nadvurna Street as the child was leaving a Torah study hall.

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What happened

01A 10-year-old boy died on Wednesday after a recycling bin exploded on Rebbe M'Nadvurna Street in Beitar Illit.
02The boy was struck by an object ejected from the burning bin as he was leaving a Torah study hall.
03Emergency responders found the child unconscious and without vital signs before evacuating him to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital.
04Firefighters suspect the blaze was started during a children's game and that an aerosol canister exploded inside the bin.
05Police and fire investigators from the Judea and Samaria region are conducting an investigation into the incident.
06In a separate event on Wednesday, one person was killed and two were seriously injured in an explosion at an Intel factory in Kiryat Gat.
07The factory explosion in Kiryat Gat occurred at 2:11 PM and is believed to have been caused by a technical malfunction.

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

Firefighters and police are investigating the cause of the blast. Initial assessments suggest the fire may have been started during a children's game, and that a spray canister thrown into the bin exploded due to the heat, ejecting the fatal object.

In a separate incident on Wednesday, an explosion at an Intel factory in Kiryat Gat killed one person and seriously injured two others. The blast, which occurred at 2:11 PM, is believed to have been caused by a technical malfunction.

Summarized by baba from the reports of 6 newsrooms. Updated 19:51

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