Magen David Adom reported that 14 people were injured in a fire at a residential building on MacDonald Street in Netanya overnight. Three victims — a 42-year-old woman and two children aged 7 and 4 — were in moderate condition with smoke inhalation; 11 had light injuries. MDA paramedics treated and evacuated them to Laniado Hospital. Fire crews rescued 25 people trapped in the building earlier, Israel Fire and Rescue Services said.
Magen David Adom reported that at 23:34 Wednesday night, a call was received at the Sharon district emergency dispatch center about a fire at a residential building on MacDonald Street in Netanya. By 07:17 Thursday, MDA said 14 victims — a 42-year-old woman and two children aged 7 and 4 in moderate condition from smoke inhalation, and 11 with light injuries — had been evacuated to Laniado Hospital.
This final toll refines the figures reported across the night. The Zioneer's initial thread version at 23:36 Wednesday had reported a fire at a McDonald's branch; the next thread update at the same time corrected the location to a residential building and reported multiple trapped. By 23:36, further versions cited Ichud Hatzala reporting 25 injured, including a mother and two children in moderate condition, and subsequently the Israel Fire and Rescue Services stating 25 had been rescued and 13 hospitalized. The dispatch of 06:12 Thursday — also in our background — confirmed 25 rescued, 13 evacuated. MDA's hospital count now stands at 14, while the rescue figure of 25 remains unchanged, suggesting some rescued individuals did not require hospital evacuation or had minor injuries treated on scene.
The fire erupted in an 8-story building. As The Zioneer reported at 06:12, eight firefighting crews brought the blaze under control and searched all apartments. The cause remains under investigation.
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