(Live here • Update) – As of 12:55 (Tuesday, 21/1/25), firefighters are still working on the fire on the Pika/Horev road. The Pika road is blocked to traffic on the way up towards the center of Horev. On the way down (towards Heikhal Romama) the road is open but very busy. Drivers are advised not to reach the area during the next hour and to take alternative routes.
From Fire and Rescue it was delivered to Lai Pa:
A fire broke out on the third and last floor of a mixed residential and commercial building on Horev Street, near Pika Road in Haifa. (Tuesday, 21/1/25, 12:20 PM).
In the last hour, many reports have been received at the Israel Fire and Rescue Service's 102 hotline from citizens who detected a fire on the roof of a 3-story building on Horev Street, near Pika Road in Haifa.

Teams from the Haifa station, under the command of Reshef Shahar Brauner, arrived quickly and with reinforced forces at the scene, identifying the fire on the third floor (out of three) of a combined residential and commercial building.
The crews carried out rapid operations to locate the trapped people and extinguish the fire. During the crews' scans of the scene, a cat was found that was rescued from the apartment and is currently being treated, and another cat that escaped when the force arrived.
Heavy damage was caused to the apartment.
From Fire and Rescue it was delivered to Lai Pa:
Firefighters from the Haifa station under the command of Reshef Shahar Brauner are on site and are beginning scanning operations in parallel with locating the fire and extinguishing it.
The Pika Highway is currently blocked to traffic (as of 12:20).
Residents staying near the location report a heavy smell of smoke.
The salvation union said:
Firefighters are working at a residential building on Pika Road. The road is closed to traffic.
United Hatzalah volunteers are on the scene, and there are currently no known casualties.
I'm the one who reported the fire.
I saw it from afar and immediately dialed 102. I was really nervous. I was walking with my granddaughter nearby. I was just worried that no one was trapped. Scary explosions were heard. Firefighters and police arrived quickly. They acted immediately. Luckily no one was hurt. 🙏
I contacted the fire department about a fire safety hazard in the building I live in, but they are not taking action. They are waiting for a fire to break out.
You can see the apartment from the center of Horev. This apartment is literally a junkyard full of cats.
Why not publish an address? Is this personal/private information?
I have a picture of the penthouse before the fire.
Today is Tuesday!
Please update me. Does a person named Amir live in the building with cats?. Thanks
Yes
Yes, this is Amir's apartment. He needs help finding the cats, especially the blind gray one.