Haifa Police Chief succumbs to burns from Carmel fire

By JPOST.COM STAFF AND REBECCA ANNA STOIL
12/06/2010 10:28

Dep.-Cmdr. Ahuva Tomer dies after being fatally injured in wild-fire when she raced to scene of Prison Service bus caught in flames; had been in critical condition for 4 days.

Haifa Police Chief Dep.-Cmdr. Ahuva Tomer on Monday succumbed to her injuries sustained Thursday in the Carmel fire, bringing the death toll in the disaster to 42.

Tomer had been in critical condition since rushing into flames to check the condition of the dozens of Prisons Service cadets trapped in the deadly Carmel blaze on Thursday.

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Haifa Police Chief succumbs to burns from Carmel fire