Families of Haifa detainees worry as fire rages near city

03/12/2010

RAMALLAH (Ma’an) -- Ramallah's International Solidarity Institute called on Haifa's Damoun women's prison administration to ensure the safety of detainees, following requests for information from more than a dozen families of prisoners who fear for their safety.

The prison was evacuated as part of a massive fire rescue effort as international crews arrived in Israel to help douse the blaze, said to be the largest in the last ten years.

Each of the fifteen Palestinian women held in the facility have been recorded as safe, the institute said, adding that their lives were in the hands of the prison administration, urging officials to ensure their well being amidst the crisis.

The Palestinian women held in the evacuated prison were identified as: Amal Jum’a, Aminah Muna, Du’a Gayousi, Faten As-Sa’di, Fitna Abu Al-Ayash, Abeer Amro, Aysha Al-Obeiat, Suad Nazzal, Nisrin Abu Zineh, Iman Ghazawi, Latifa Abu Dra’, Ibtissam Isawi, Wurood Qassem, Sumod Karajah and Wafa Al-Lubs.

Source: Ma'an News Agency.
Link: http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=338436.