Ten people suffered minor injuries following a large fire during a Jewish celebration in north London.
“Ten individuals suffered minor injuries following a large fire lit as part of local Jewish community celebration in Ravensdale Road, Stamford Hill,” Hackney Police said on Twitter.
“No criminal allegations reported. No serious injuries,” the police added.
Yeshiva World, an orthodox Jewish news service, said, “People shrieked and panicked, and people trampled on one another” as the fireball went up.
Bonfires are the biggest symbol of the Lag BaOmer festival celebration around the world, which commemorates Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.
The explosion may have been caused by a mobile phone, according to a report by the British newspaper Express, which reported the incide…
Thursday, May 3, 2018
Large fireball caught on video at London Jewish festival
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