Beit Oren - 2010 Forest Fire

2010 Forest Fire

By 2010, Beit Oren had about 200 members. On December 2, 2010, it suffered extensive damage in the 2010 Israel forest fire. Parts of the kibbutz were destroyed by the fire, though the inhabitants had been evacuated to safety.

Read more about this topic:  Beit Oren

Famous quotes containing the words forest and/or fire:

    “All nature is a temple where the alive
    Pillars breathe often a tremor of mixed words;
    Man wanders in a forest of accords
    That peer familiarly from each ogive.”
    —Allen Tate (1899–1979)

    “‘Tis the Last Judgment’s fire must cure this place,”
    —Robert Browning (1812–1889)