Beit Shemesh Supermarket Fire Forces Eight-Story Building Evacuation

A fire broke out in a supermarket on the entrance floor of an eight-story residential building in Ramat Avraham, Beit Shemesh, sending heavy smoke through the structure. Firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze, prevent its spread and search every floor while residents were first told to shelter inside. A later local update said the building was fully evacuated and no one was injured. A separate report said medical teams treated several people for smoke inhalation, creating a factual conflict over casualties; authorities had not announced the cause of the fire.