Bnei Brak Nursing Home Fire Injures 24 Residents
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- 24 nursing home residents injured in Bnei Brak fire.
- Two residents critically injured with extensive burns.
- Fire originated on the first floor of an eight-story building.
- Approximately 40 people were evacuated from the premises.
- Cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
A fire broke out in a nursing home on Amram Gaon Street in Bnei Brak during the night of October 1st, affecting 24 residents. According to Magen David Adom (MDA), two individuals are in critical condition, four are in moderate condition, and 18 sustained minor injuries. Approximately 40 people were evacuated from the eight-story building. The two critically injured are men, aged 65 and 80, suffering from extensive burns. They are currently in medically induced comas and on ventilators. Among those in moderate condition are two women and two men, aged 73 to 80. All injured individuals were transported to various hospitals, including Sheba Medical Center (Tel HaShomer), Beilinson Hospital (Petah Tikva), Ichilov Hospital (Tel Aviv), and Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center (Bnei Brak).
Paramedics Issachar Weiss and Tal Shagi reported that large emergency response teams arrived at the scene. Firefighting units from Bnei Brak and Ramat Gan responded, extinguishing the blaze and conducting a thorough search of the building for trapped individuals. Fire investigators and police detectives are currently on-site examining the cause of the fire, which originated in an apartment on the first floor.
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