United Hatzalah volunteers are currently responding to a collapsed structure that took place during one of the major bonfires in Meron near the Toldos Aharon bonfire resulting in a mass casualty incident.
Over 25 people are reported killed and United Hatzalah teams on foot are treating approximately 30 people for various injuries sustained from the falling structure and resulting debris.
Reports are suggesting that numerous people are unconscious and volunteers are CPR is in progress on a number of individuals who were struck by the building and lost consciousness.
United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Yosef Chaim Ben Tzion who was one of the first responders at the scene and participated in the CPR relayed: “A number of the injured are in critical condition and a large number of people were moderately injured after a grandstand collapsed with dozens of people on it. Doctors, paramedics, and EMTs from United Hatzalah who were providing medical security for the event rushed to respond and initiated CPR on a number of individuals while treating the others for their injuries.”
Due to the nature of the incident, members of the Pychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit were dispatched as well in order to deal with those who are suffering from shock and emotional stress reactions.
The IDF has been called in to assist.
(video credit: United Hatzalah – Shira Hershkop)
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The State of Israel needs to invest more money into areas where frum Yidden regularly congregate!
It can just be sad – without being someone’s fault
This is really sad!
This is tragic beyond words. I feel numb reading this.
It’s a tragedy more than 25 people confirmed dead and mouch more seriously injured
It’s worst than a terrorist atack!!!
Why why why?
We need to daven
Yes it’s very sad!!! But we have to remember simcha breaks all boundaries!!
קשה לסבול אסון כזה
Please HaShem no more tragedies.
Please take a minute of your time to say tehilem for our brothers in Meron
Enough is enough we need moshiach now
My heart can’t handle it :((((
These people came to be together for lag b’omer and then this happens. Hashem whyyyyy????? Enough is enough!! We need Moshiach now!!!!!!!!!!
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It’s too much….my brain cannot process this size of a tragedy.
HASHEM YISHMOR!! may the merit of lag baomer protect the injured ones
Latest reports are that there was no collapse. Police locked gates and pushed the crowds, and people were crushed in a stampede.
40 dead, 100 injured. This is horrible
Let’s all come to better as one people and one heart and one united lubavitch to ask sincerely that hashem to bring the geula with moshiach now
one UNITED YIDDEN
And on the day that Rabbi Akiva’s 24000 student stopped dying…
BDE!
A friend’s son was reciting a long list of names outside the kever of rashbi which delayed him. Just as he was leaving aftewards he saw what had happened. He was saved because he got delayed by reciting the names
Stop looking for someone to blame.Blaming the police, the government, the whoever or whatever is just a way to relieve anger and anguish.. Absolutely none of these parties was seeking to neglect or harm Yidden going to Meron on Lag B’omer. This is a tragedy beyond words that only the Ribbono Shel Olam Himself can explain.
simply just terrible! we had enough! we need moshiach!
may hashem give a lot of koach for all those who left in pain of losing their dear family’s friend and …. i was there and I want to tell to everyone that those who went with the neshame from rabbi shimon to the highest place in heaven after any main after slichot after ol malchut shamiem after the holliest hadlakka and zmieres for rabbi shimon !!!!understand they are holier than holy kadosh kadosh kadosh may god help us all to understand his goods