Ten fire and rescue teams are responding to a fire that broke out in the engine room of a ship docked at the Israel Shipyards marina in the Port of Haifa, the Israel Fire and Rescue Authority said on Sunday afternoon.

The ship, named "Puffin," is docked at pier B2.

Firefighters at the scene are working to control the fire and prevent it from spreading further.

Fire breaks out in Haruvit Forest near Kiryat Malachi, arson suspected

The fire follows a blaze that broke out in the Haruvit Forest near Kiryat Malachi on Saturday, with six firefighting aircraft dispatched to the scene.

Ground-based fire and rescue teams also arrived on the scene to extinguish the blaze, which spread to the forest's treetops after winds fanned it, Maariv reported.

Firefighting squadron practice. May 14, 2019; Illustrative.
Firefighting squadron practice. May 14, 2019; Illustrative. (credit: OFER ZIDON/FLASH90)

Later on Saturday, KAN News reported that the fire had been brought under control, with arson suspected as the ignition source.

On Wednesday, a large residential building fire broke out in Jerusalem's haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Mea She'arim neighborhood, damaging several Torah scrolls.