JERUSALEM, July 17 (UPI) -- Investigators say they suspect an arsonist started a dangerous forest fire that erupted in Jerusalem Sunday.
Fires broke out in four separate locations in the Jerusalem forest Sunday, forcing evacuation of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum and injuring seven people.
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The blaze also threatened an oil refinery and forced evacuations of homes in two neighborhoods.
The Jerusalem Post said official expected to have the fires contained Sunday evening, but people living in the area were asked to stay in their homes until further notice.
A spokesman for the fire department told the Post the multiple ignitions "raised a lot of questions."
