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Iranian missile fragment sets pesticide plant ablaze near Beersheba

Mountain Time
Local time
3:30 PM in Jerusalem
Where
Ramat Hovav, Israel

A missile or fragment from an Iranian salvo set a pesticide tank on fire at ADAMA's Makhteshim plant in Ramat Hovav outside Beersheba, and fire services declared a hazardous-materials incident and evacuated the area and a nearby highway. No injuries were reported; ADAMA said a warehouse was damaged but production facilities were not.

Why it matters

The strike showed the risk Iranian fire poses to Israel's chemical industry in the Negev, where impacts at more than 20 sites in Beersheba were reported the same day.

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