20 evacuated from burning building in Haifa

4-year-old hurt by smoke inhalation as 6-story building catches fire in northern city

By ToI Staff 10 November 2022, 12:23 am

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Fire and rescue services at the scene of an apartment blaze in Haifa on November 9, 2022. (Fire and rescue services)

At least 20 people were hurt by smoke inhalation during a blaze in Haifa on Wednesday.

The fire broke out on the ground floor of a six-story building on Hanegev street in the northern city’s Hadar neighborhood.

Firefighters evacuated the injured from the building and Magen David Adom paramedics treated them on the scene. Some of the building’s residents were rushed to area hospitals for treatment.

Among the injured were a four-year-old girl and a 30-year-old woman in moderate condition. The others were lightly injured.

Firefighters rescued 10 people who had been trapped in an apartment by the flames. Crews continued to search the building for anyone who may have been trapped by the blaze after the evacuation.