Major Fire at Bnei Brak Nursing Home Injures 24
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
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- Fire at Bnei Brak nursing home injured 24 people.
- Two elderly men are in serious condition with burns and smoke inhalation.
- Firefighters rescued around 40 residents from the building.
- The fire started on the first floor of an eight-story building.
- Injured individuals were evacuated to multiple hospitals.
A fire broke out on the first floor of a nursing home on Amram Gaon Street in Bnei Brak early Thursday morning. Firefighters rescued approximately 40 residents from the eight-story building.
Paramedics from Magen David Adom (MDA) evacuated 24 individuals to area hospitals. Two men, aged 65 and 80, were hospitalized in serious condition with second and third-degree burns and smoke inhalation. A 75-year-old woman and another individual were listed in moderate condition, while others sustained minor injuries.
Several hospitals received patients, including Sheba Medical Center (Tel HaShomer), Beilinson Hospital (Petah Tikva), Ichilov Hospital (Tel Aviv), and Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center. MDA paramedics described the scene as "very complex," providing initial treatment to numerous victims, including two men in their 70s and 80s who were sedated and ventilated in serious, unstable condition due to burns and smoke inhalation. They also treated four patients in moderate condition and 18 in mild condition before transporting them.
Fire and rescue teams worked to extinguish the blaze and conducted searches for any remaining trapped individuals. The cause of the fire, which originated in an apartment on the first floor, is under investigation.
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