Lila (four and a half), Khaled (3) and Ibarar (1.5) Muhammad Abu Sabit, are the children who perished this morning (Thursday) in a fire that broke out in a girl in the Negev. He was taken to a local clinic when they were unconscious and apparently inhaled smoke. MDA staff arrived at the scene, performed resuscitation operations on three, and evacuated them to Soroka Hospital, where they were forced to determine their deaths.
Police said the three were brought by a family member for medical treatment at the local clinic when their condition was critical. Police also arrived at the scene and opened an investigation. They located the scene of the fire in a house scattered in the neighborhood of 13 girls, and a fire investigator was called to the scene.
The children’s mother told B. here after the disaster that they were imprisoned in a tent and it took ten minutes to rescue them. However, fire and rescue officials in the Southern District said that until the children were treated at the clinic, They were not called to the event because no notification was received. They added: “Following an announcement received from MDA about the three children who came to the clinic after inhaling the smoke, an investigation team was launched to the scene, headed by the commander of the Beer Sheva station together with a fire brigade. The teams are currently conducting a full investigation of the incident and then the conclusions will be published. “
MDA ambulance (Photo: MDA operational documentation)The head of the Hura council added in an interview that “the father and mother of the children are young parents, I think they have no more children and their situation is very difficult.” He criticized the state, noting that “similar incidents are repeated because of the heating methods in Bedouin localities in winter -” These are not houses, they are like barracks. No infrastructure and roads. There is no tidy electricity in the houses. People have lived in the locality for more than 20 years in the conditions of a refugee camp. They do not receive service. “
MDA paramedic Shai Kadosh and a senior MDA paramedic, Amir Abu Siam, said: “Breathing and with signs of inhalation of smoke and soot following a fire that broke out in their home. We joined the clinic staff and continued the advanced resuscitation operations that included special medications, resuscitation and massages.
According to data from the organization prior to child safety, an average of 52 children are admitted to the emergency room each year due to injuries from heating means. In the last decade, 2010-2020, 15 children died as a result of unsafe use of heating means, in four of the cases the cause of death was gas poisoning.
Orly Silvinger, CEO of the organization Before Child Safety: “Especially in these cold days it is important to understand that the safest means of heating to use are those that do not include gas or open flame. Air conditioner and radiator are the safest means of heating. Especially in a children’s environment, it is important to choose a safe means of heating because they are more vulnerable than adults. We call on all parents, do not tell me this will not happen – if you still use a means of heating that includes gas, the condition of the appliance and the gas system must be carefully checked by a qualified professional. “