Israeli paramedics evacuate an injured policewoman from the scene of a forest fire that broke out near kibbutz Beit Oren in the north of Israel December 2, 2010. The huge forest fire swept northern Israel on Thursday, killing up to 40 people, many of them prison guards who were trapped in a bus trying to flee the flames, security officials said. REUTERS/Stringer (ISRAEL - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER HEALTH) ISRAEL OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ISRAEL
HAIFA, ISRAEL - DECEMBER 02: (ISRAEL OUT) Ultra orthodox Jewish men watch as smoke from a wildfire rises into the sky on December 2, 2010 in Haifa, Israel. A large forest fire in northern Israel has reportedly killed at least 40 people, many of whom were prisoners who died when an evacuation bus went up in flames. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
BEIT OREN, ISRAEL - DECEMBER 02: (ISRAEL OUT) Israelis watch a wildfire December 2, 2010 in Beit Oren, Israel. A large forest fire in northern Israel has reportedly killed at least 40 people, many of whom were prisoners who died when an evacuation bus went up in flames. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)