Firefighting and rescue teams were called Friday morning to respond to a fire that broke out in an apartment in a four-story residential building in the Ma'alot Dafna neighborhood of Jerusalem.
Teams arriving at the scene identified heavy smoke coming from the window of a second-story apartment. During the fire, several residents escaped to the building's roof. Firefighting teams worked to extinguish the source of the fire while simultaneously conducting a thorough search of all floors to locate any trapped individuals.
The firefighters succeeded in rescuing a couple with a baby from the apartment, which was filled with smoke. They were transferred to medical personnel on-site for treatment.
A total of four people suffering from smoke inhalation were evacuated to Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem, where they were successfully treated.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.