A fir burns in Haifa, Israel

The University of Haifa was evacuated on Thursday as a precautionary move as fires raged in northern Israel, according to The Jerusalem Post.

Earlier Thursday morning, authorities evacuated residents from several streets in the city's northern Mount Carmel neighborhood of Romema. 

Additional fires broke out in the Ramot Sappir neighborhood of Haifa, prompting a nearby kindergarten to evacuate.