US EditionTwo Infants Die, Dozens Hospitalized After Suspected Poisoning at Jerusalem Daycare
Two infants died and 55 children received medical treatment after suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at an unlicensed daycare, authorities said.
- On January 19, emergency services were called to a daycare on Ha-Mag Street in Jerusalem's Romema neighbourhood, where two infants died and Magen David Adom treated 55 children.
- Operating from two connected apartments, the private unlicensed daycare packed 55 infants into cramped spaces, with babies found sleeping in bathrooms, wardrobes and hallways.
- Responders performed immediate CPR on two infants and evacuated them in critical condition, while Magen David Adom and United Hatzalah crews transported injured children to Haare Zedek and Hadassah Mount Scopus hospitals.
- The bodies were transferred to the Abu Kabir Institute of Forensic Medicine for autopsy as the Education Ministry opened an investigation, and police detained three caregivers for questioning.
- Investigators are examining reports of carbon monoxide or a heating-device chemical release, while Israeli Fire and Rescue Service and HazMat unit ruled out hazardous materials after specialized tests.
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According to media reports, two babies were killed on Monday in an incident in a care facility in Israel. More than 50 more children had been taken to hospitals for examinations and medical treatment. Kan 11 reported that children between four months and three years of age were cared for in an apartment. Israeli media reported, citing the Ministry of Education, that the facility had no license in a majority of ultra-orthodox areas in Jerusalem. …
The cause of the accident is unknown, and the great-grandson of a local politician was also evacuated from the building.
As a result of an incident that could be linked to the heating system, the Israeli relief services announced that they had evacuated 55 babies from a crèche.
A disaster occurs in a care facility in a majority ultra-orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem. Many children come to hospitals.
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