Day of Sorrow for Synagogue as Playground Burns
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Updated: 7:25 PM Jul 31, 2009
Day of Sorrow for Synagogue as Playground Burns
A Thursday evening fire that burned down a playground was no accident, say witnesses.
Posted: 10:14 PM Jul 30, 2009
Reporter: WOWT
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The fire started just after 8pm Thursday outside the Beth Israel Synagogue, located at 126thnd Pacific Streets.

Some 30 members were in the synagogue, when they smelled smoke. They went outside to discover the playground completely engulfed in flames.

Witnesses said they saw three teens, two girls and a boy, fleeing the scene with a duffel bag.

It took firefighters only 15 minutes to douse the flames.

Today is Tisha B'av, a traditional day of mourning for Jews. It commemorates the two-thousand year anniversary of the burning of the Jewish temple.

Omaha police are searching for the teens suspected of starting the fire. Anyone with information is asked to contact the arson hotline, at 444-FIRE.
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