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.
RELATED:Keep children safe during their summer vacationFirefighters 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. console.log("catid body is "+catID);if(catID==120){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(catID!=69 && catID!=2){ document.getElementsByClassName("divConnatix")[0].style.display ="none"; var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = 'https://static.vidazoo.com/basev/vwpt.js'; script.setAttribute('data-widget-id','60fd6becf6393400049e6535'); document.getElementsByClassName('divVidazoo')[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.
RELATED:Keep children safe during their summer vacationFirefighters 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. console.log("catid body is "+catID);if(catID==120){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(catID!=69 && catID!=2){ document.getElementsByClassName("divConnatix")[0].style.display ="none"; var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = 'https://static.vidazoo.com/basev/vwpt.js'; script.setAttribute('data-widget-id','60fd6becf6393400049e6535'); document.getElementsByClassName('divVidazoo')[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.