The fire in Haifa in numbers: 175 buildings were damaged in the fire (5 public buildings), 93 of them suffered external damage, 77 were declared dangerous buildings.
1784 apartments were damaged, of which 1257 were external damages and 527 were damaged and uninhabitable. About 2,800 dunams were burned. The estimated damage to the damaged private buildings is approximately NIS 500 million.
The Haifa municipality stated that “municipal engineers continued to scan all the buildings that were damaged during the scan in order to obtain an initial condition assessment.”
70 families host families whose home was damaged in the fire. 270 residents were placed by the municipality in hotels.
About 20,000 inquiries were handled by the municipal hotline from the outbreak of the fire until the end of Shabbat. Referrals dealt with – evacuation of residents, evacuation centers, evacuation of the elderly, transportation, opening of educational institutions, closure of traffic arteries and notifications of flammability.
The Haifa Municipality is preparing to assist in containers for residents whose homes were damaged in the fire. Those interested in storing the contents of their home in containers are invited to contact the Municipal Hotline 106. The Haifa Municipality Crisis Management Center continues to operate in an emergency format and staffed by staff from all municipal departments including: the engineering director, education system, welfare system, operations manager Will continue to operate over the weekend in an increased format.
The emergency center in the Romema neighborhood will continue to operate [ברחוב אורן 25] And will be available to residents until further notice. The focus is on psychologists, social workers, engineers, Home Front Command personnel and volunteers who are prepared to handle residents’ inquiries.
Last night it was decided that citizens who, according to the decision of the city engineer, will not be able to return home, will immediately receive a one-time grant from the municipality in the amount of NIS 2,500 per person according to the number of people in the family.
During the discussion, Ministers Deri and Kahlon instructed to release all the necessary budgets for all the security and rescue agencies involved in extinguishing the fires and treating the civilians. During the discussion, the security officials – the National Security Council, the National Security Council and the Ministry of Homeland Security reported that at this stage there are no budgetary barriers to the management of the incident.
In addition, it was decided that for those whose property was damaged during the fires that have taken place in recent days, an appraiser from the Property Tax Fund will come and give a damage assessment whether the citizen is insured or not.