Woman Dies in Fire in Golan Heights Village

A woman in her 60s died on Sunday after being rescued from a house fire in the village of Mas'ada in the Golan Heights. Fire and rescue teams extracted the woman, who was in critical condition, and handed her over to medical personnel. Despite resuscitation efforts, paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene.

Firefighters entered the residence, encountering heavy smoke and soot. They found the woman lying on the floor in a critical state. After evacuating her from the burning home, they performed CPR until medical teams arrived. The commander of the Northern District has ordered a special investigation team from the Fire and Rescue Services to determine the cause of the fire.

"We received a report of a fire in a structure, and when we arrived, we saw the house full of smoke," said Ahmed Safadi, an emergency medical technician with Magen David Adom. "We saw the woman lying at the entrance to the house, unconscious, without a pulse or breathing, having inhaled a large amount of smoke. We began resuscitation efforts, including chest compressions, artificial respiration, and medication, after which we unfortunately had to pronounce her dead."

Eli Mor, Deputy Commander of the Galilee-Golan region, stated, "The team rushed to the scene following a citizen's report directly to the team about a fire and a suspected trapped person in a house in the village. The team entered the building, which was engulfed in heavy smoke, and rescued a woman in critical condition. The firefighters performed resuscitation efforts on her until medical personnel arrived." He emphasized the critical importance of installing smoke detectors in homes to provide early warning and save lives.