A five-year-old boy was killed Friday overnight when a house in the Lower Galilee community of Shimshit erupted into flames, trapping him inside his room.According to reports, the mother called firefighters to the house after smelling smoke.
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Firefighters gain control of fire in southern GolanShe was trapped in the house with her two children, 12- and 5-years-old. By the time rescue teams arrived the house was ablaze.if(window.location.pathname.indexOf("656089") != -1){document.getElementsByClassName("divConnatix")[0].style.display ="none";}else if(window.location.pathname.indexOf("/israel-news/") != -1){ document.getElementsByClassName("divConnatix")[0].style.display ="none"; var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = 'https://player.anyclip.com/anyclip-widget/lre-widget/prod/v1/src/lre.js'; script.setAttribute('pubname','jpostcom'); script.setAttribute('widgetname','0011r00001lcD1i_12258'); document.getElementsByClassName('divAnyClip')[0].appendChild(script);}else if(window.location.pathname.indexOf("/health-and-wellness/") != -1){ document.getElementsByClassName("divConnatix")[0].style.display ="none"; var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = 'https://player.anyclip.com/anyclip-widget/lre-widget/prod/v1/src/lre.js'; script.setAttribute('pubname','jpostcom'); script.setAttribute('widgetname','0011r00001lcD1i_12246'); document.getElementsByClassName('divAnyClip')[0].appendChild(script);}Firefighters managed to rescue the mother and her 12-year-old son. The mother was reportedly unable to direct firefighters to her second son. Firefighters conducted a thorough scan of the house, finding the child dead in the house's basement safe-room.Rescue team personnel confirmed the boy's death on site.
One police officer was also injured lightly from smoke inhalation and was taken to the nearby hospital for treatment.
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Firefighters gain control of fire in southern GolanShe was trapped in the house with her two children, 12- and 5-years-old. By the time rescue teams arrived the house was ablaze.if(window.location.pathname.indexOf("656089") != -1){document.getElementsByClassName("divConnatix")[0].style.display ="none";}else if(window.location.pathname.indexOf("/israel-news/") != -1){ document.getElementsByClassName("divConnatix")[0].style.display ="none"; var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = 'https://player.anyclip.com/anyclip-widget/lre-widget/prod/v1/src/lre.js'; script.setAttribute('pubname','jpostcom'); script.setAttribute('widgetname','0011r00001lcD1i_12258'); document.getElementsByClassName('divAnyClip')[0].appendChild(script);}else if(window.location.pathname.indexOf("/health-and-wellness/") != -1){ document.getElementsByClassName("divConnatix")[0].style.display ="none"; var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = 'https://player.anyclip.com/anyclip-widget/lre-widget/prod/v1/src/lre.js'; script.setAttribute('pubname','jpostcom'); script.setAttribute('widgetname','0011r00001lcD1i_12246'); document.getElementsByClassName('divAnyClip')[0].appendChild(script);}Firefighters managed to rescue the mother and her 12-year-old son. The mother was reportedly unable to direct firefighters to her second son. Firefighters conducted a thorough scan of the house, finding the child dead in the house's basement safe-room.Rescue team personnel confirmed the boy's death on site.
One police officer was also injured lightly from smoke inhalation and was taken to the nearby hospital for treatment.
