Near Haifa, Israel, killing dozens of prison guards fire

About 40 people to the idea of Israel's largest wildfire ever in what police said were killed.

Most of the victims and the prison guards near the northern city of Haifa in the Caramel Mountains, travel by bus was caught in hell.

Thousands of people, some of them prisoners were evacuated from the area.

Scores more are injured, ambulance services said. The cause of fire was not immediately known.

Visited the affected areas of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, it's "an unprecedented disaster," he said.
'Terrible scene'

Israeli prison service was threatened by a bus on fire near the Damon prison guards to help with the withdrawal was carried.

To support a man who was rescued from the local competition, central Israel, prison service spokesman Yaron Zamir said.

Less than three minutes the fire brigade spokeswoman for 1500 meters (4920 feet) has traveled the Jerusalem Post said.

"The bus had a chance. They tried to escape were burned alive. It was a horrible scene," a spokesman told the newspaper.

He called "a difficult, sad and difficult day."

I went to the area, senior director in Haifa, were reported seriously injured.

Injuries have been reported among prison inmates.

"All of our national disaster response force, and who are injured and prevent the fire rescue people are coming together," Mr. Netanyahu said.

First, he now had the protection of life.

"We are no longer dead, I do not want any more injuries. We suffered shock, we do not want even one more death."

Rare at the request of foreign support, Mr. Netanyahu to help tackle the fire, Greece, Italy, Cyprus, said the Russian. U.S. President Barack Obama also has offered to help.

Caramel in the northern area of fire at noon (1000 GMT) to know about bankruptcy, and heavy wind, hundreds of firefighters battling a fire in the air was ttangegwa.

As emergency crews from all over the night a heavy rush - hour traffic through the fabric, arrived on the scene.

"We take you down the Caramel Mountain, and everything is burning on both sides of the road I'm on" the ambulance service, Erez Geller told the BBC the firm in the emergency.

"It is now his face, and this is very complicated and does not fire. We had so many deaths because it's a catastrophe.

"We do anything in the last 10-12 nyeonhajiman have this many fires," Mr. Geller said.

Jewish festival of Hanukkah at the event to display, the Israeli President Shimon Peres that they exemplified "the individual and outstanding courage," he praised the firefighters tackle blaze

"We pray for their safety. We pray for the cessation of fire," he said.

Some 12,000 people were evacuated in the area.

Destroyed by the Israeli media on Thursday evening that 7000 acres of land (2,800 hectares), the country's history was the largest forest fires.

Israel now after heavy rain since the spring is undergoing a period of drought.