A strong gas odor reported in a Bnei Brak apartment early Monday drew emergency crews who broke in and treated a man in his mid-40s for mild symptoms. Firefighters ventilated the scene; the incident is under investigation.
Emergency services responded early Monday to HaMaccabim Street in Bnei Brak after residents reported a sharp gas odor emanating from an apartment. Firefighters forced entry to the unit and located a man in his mid-40s who had been inside. Rescue volunteers provided initial medical care on site; he was treated for mild exposure. The area was ventilated and the incident is being investigated. There are no reports of other injuries or building damage.
This follows a series of residential fire-related calls this month — including a gas explosion in Jerusalem’s Old City on June 11, an earlier apartment blaze in Haifa linked to smoking materials on June 19, and a contained fire in Baqa al-Gharbiyye on June 15 — but the Bnei Brak event was a gas-leak, not a fire, and no structural damage or broader evacuation was reported.
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