Firefighters rescued 25 people trapped in a fire at an 8-story residential building in Netanya early Thursday, the Israel Fire and Rescue Services said. Thirteen of those rescued were evacuated for medical treatment, including three in moderate condition and 10 with light injuries. Eight firefighting crews brought the blaze under control and searched all apartments for additional trapped individuals. The cause is under investigation.
Firefighters rescued 25 people trapped in a fire at an 8-story residential building on McDonald Street in Netanya early Thursday, the Israel Fire and Rescue Services said. The operation, involving eight firefighting crews, began shortly before 06:00 Jerusalem time. Thirteen of those rescued were evacuated for medical treatment: three in moderate condition and 10 with light injuries. The remaining 12 did not require hospitalization. The crews brought the blaze under control and conducted searches to ensure no one remained trapped.
This is the second fire at the same building complex in less than 12 hours. As The Zioneer reported at 23:36 Wednesday, a first fire at the same address on McDonald Street left 25 people injured, with three in moderate condition — a mother and two children. Initial reports (version 1 of the thread, 23:36) incorrectly identified the location as a McDonald's branch before the building address was confirmed. The sequence of reports evolved from an unconfirmed report of a fire with multiple trapped at an apartment building (version 2, 23:36) to a confirmed rescue operation extracting 25 people (version 3, 23:36) and then to the injury tally from Ichud Hatzala (version 4, 23:36). The first fire was reported at 23:36; this second fire was first reported around 06:00 Thursday. The two fires at the same address are unusual; it is unclear whether they are connected. The fire marshal is investigating the cause of this morning's blaze.
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