A 35-year-old resident of Givatayim set himself on fire today (Saturday) in an apartment on Shinkin Street in Givatayim.
MDA medics and paramedics who arrived at the scene had to determine his death. A 60-year-old woman was also evacuated from the burned apartment in a light condition and conscious with signs of smoke inhalation and she was evacuated to Sheba Tel Hashomer Hospital.
According to the suspicion, the deceased locked himself in the bathroom in the apartment on the third floor, where he set himself on fire and locked the door.
The scene of the incident in Givatayim, photo: MDA operations documentation
A fire incident in an apartment in Givatayim, photo: documentation of MDA operations
MDA medic Lipa Hirsch said: "We were called for fear of a violent incident.
When we arrived at the apartment we noticed fire and smoke coming out of one of the rooms.
We saw a woman about 60 years old fully conscious after inhaling smoke and in one of the rooms there was a man about 35 years old unconscious without breathing and without a pulse.
After medical tests we had to determine his death.
The woman received treatment and we evacuated her to a hospital in a stable and light condition."
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