A fire that broke out on Friday afternoon in a Haifa apartment on Amos Street, trapping a woman, was caused by smoking materials left on a mattress, according to an initial investigation by the Israel Fire and Rescue Services. The woman was rescued and evacuated for treatment.
The Israel Fire and Rescue Services said Friday afternoon that a fire on Amos Street in Haifa, which trapped a woman in her apartment, is believed to have started from smoking materials left on a mattress. A fire investigator ruled the cause as suspected. The woman was rescued and treated for light injuries. The incident follows two other Haifa apartment fires this week linked to smoking materials — one on Abner Street on Friday morning, where three people were rescued, and another earlier in the week on an unnamed street. The Fire Service repeated a public warning against smoking on beds or sofas and leaving lit cigarette butts unattended.
2 developments
- DevelopingThree rescued from Haifa apartment fire, attributed to smoking materials
- DevelopingFire contained in Haifa apartment building, no casualties
- DevelopingFirefighters battle blaze in building on Yad Labanim Street in Haifa
- DevelopingWoman, 80, burned at home in Haifa, hospitalized in moderate condition
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