(Haipo) – Firefighters from the Haifa station rescued two women – one in her sixties and the other in her twenties – from a burning apartment on Derech Hankin Street in Haifa on Saturday. Both were rescued in minor condition and taken to medical treatment. According to initial findings, the fire was caused by a clothes dryer.
Serious fear for human life even before the arrival of the forces
Even before firefighters arrived on the scene, a report was received that raised serious concerns for human life, according to which there were two trapped people inside the building. Dispatchers at the Fire and Rescue Control Center provided life-saving instructions to the two trapped people while they waited for rescue. Firefighters were rushed to the scene with reinforced forces, and immediately upon arrival, they made contact with the trapped people and broke into the building, which was shrouded in thick smoke. The fighters conducted rapid scans to locate the trapped people, while simultaneously taking control of and extinguishing the fire in the apartment.
Both traps were successfully removed – the fire investigation has begun.
During the intensive operation, firefighters managed to rescue the two women from the burning apartment and the thick smoke that was in it. The two were immediately transferred for further treatment by medical personnel on the scene, with their condition described as mild. A fire investigator from the Haifa station began investigating the scene to examine the circumstances of the fire, and according to initial findings, it was found that the fire was centered in a clothes dryer in the apartment. The fire and rescue organization once again reminded the public that a smoke detector warns in real time of a fire and provides time to quickly escape from the danger zone.
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