A man in his 40's was killed and a woman was injured in an apartment fire that took place on Yodfat Street in Nof Hagalil on Thursday afternoon.
United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Shimon Yom Tov Weiser who was one of the first responders at the scene said: "When I arrived at the scene I found smoke billowing out of the building. Firefighters who had entered the building had found an unconscious man. He had no pulse and was not breathing. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Together with other EMS personnel who arrived, I treated a woman who was suffering from respiratory difficulties after having suffered smoke inhalation. She was treated at the scene and then transported in light condition to the Italian Hospital in Nazareth."