The cold is taking its toll: An 80-year-old woman perished in an apartment in Be'er Sheva

Firefighters and rescue workers were called to the scene and began extinguishing the fire and locating another trapped person.

MDA staff determined the death of the woman, who was trapped in her apartment: "There was a very great fear, we had no choice but to determine her death," they said.

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14/03/2022

Monday, 14 March 2022, 06:49 Updated: 08:09

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A fire in an apartment in Be'er Sheva, today (Photo: Spokeswoman)

An 80-year-old woman perished this morning (Monday) in a fire in her apartment on 23rd Street in the C neighborhood of Be'er Sheva. The woman was on the first floor of a three-story residence. MDA medics and paramedics were forced to determine her death on the spot.

MDA staff were called to the scene at 06:10, along with firefighters and rescuers. At the time of the report, it was said that there was a woman trapped in the apartment, whose condition is unknown. " ", Said a senior MDA medic, Yaron Barel and MDA paramedic Elad Schiff.

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A fire in an apartment in Be'er Sheva, today (Photo: Spokeswoman)

Firefighters began extinguishing the fire and searching for trapped people.

During the scans, the woman was found with no signs of life.

"As soon as the fire was extinguished and it was possible to enter the apartment, scans were carried out and an 80-year-old woman was found without signs of life, and unfortunately we have no choice but to determine her death," said MDA staff. The

fire and rescue services wanted to mention, in the run-up to the cold wave, "that heating should be carried out with safe heating means such as radiators and air conditioners, and that the heating means should be kept away from flammable materials in order to prevent flammability." May cause a fire, "they said." Install a smoke detector that warns of a fire at the very beginning and allows for a quick escape. "

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