Fire and Rescue Services reported that 12 people have been evacuated from a residential building fire in Kiryat Ata (Bikhurim Street), all suffering from smoke inhalation. Five were taken to Bnei Zion Hospital in Haifa with light injuries; seven to Rambam Hospital — six in light condition and one in moderate condition. Firefighters are still searching the building for any remaining trapped residents.
Fire and Rescue Services district Haifa reported at 09:58 Friday that crews have contained the blaze in the residential building on Bikhurim Street in Kiryat Ata. The fire broke out in a residential building, and crews from the Krayot station are conducting floor-by-floor searches while venting smoke. As of the latest update, 12 residents have been evacuated with smoke inhalation injuries; five were taken to Bnei Zion Hospital and seven to Rambam Hospital, one in moderate condition. Earlier at 09:42, Magen David Adom had reported the same 12-victim toll. Firefighters are still searching for any remaining trapped occupants. The earlier report — a building fire in the Kiryat Ata industrial zone on June 16 — was a separate incident. The cause of the current fire is not yet reported.
This development follows a rapid escalation in the incident this Friday morning. The first report, published by The Zioneer at 09:15, stated fire crews were battling a blaze at a high-rise on HaBikhorim Street with no injuries reported. About 15 minutes later, by 09:15 in a second version, MDA reported seven people had been injured, two in moderate condition. By 09:15 in a third version, MDA had updated the toll to 12 injured, with two in moderate condition. The latest report, at approximately 09:42, confirms 12 injured but shows an improvement in the overall condition of victims—down from two moderate to one moderate and eleven light—and adds that five victims were taken to Bnei Zion Hospital.
This fire occurs against a background of multiple residential building fires in the region in recent days. Among them, a Netanya building fire on June 18 injured 14, as The Zioneer reported, and a Haifa apartment fire attributed to smoking materials was reported on June 13. A separate structural fire in the Kiryat Ata industrial zone was reported on June 16.
The cause of the Kiryat Ata residential building fire has not yet been reported. Firefighters continue searching the building for any remaining occupants, with no further casualties reported at this time.
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