Overview
- The blaze broke out overnight Tuesday in a residential building on Moshe Ichilov Street in Netanya.
- A man and a woman around 80 were evacuated in critical condition after prolonged resuscitation and were later pronounced dead at Laniado Hospital.
- Paramedics evacuated 11 people for smoke inhalation, including the couple, with nine others hospitalized in serious, moderate, and light conditions.
- Firefighters instructed residents to remain inside due to heavy smoke, rescued people from smoke-filled corridors, and brought the incident under full control.
- The Fire and Rescue Service opened an investigation, with an initial assessment indicating candles left unattended as the likely cause.