Baruch Dayan HaEmes
Tragedy in Jerusalem: 13-Year-Old Nathan Tzvi Reizfeld Passes Away Following Severe Burns
13-year-old Nathan Tzvi Reizfeld, a child with special needs, dies from severe burns after accidentally starting a fire in his apartment. Heroic rescue efforts and a week-long fight in the hospital could not save him.
13-year-old Nathan Tzvi Reizfeld, a child with special needs, passed away last night at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital. He had suffered severe burns a week earlier after setting a fire in his family’s apartment building on Yaakov Eleazar Street in the Ramot neighborhood.
His funeral took place at midnight at the Shamgar Funeral Home, followed by burial at Har HaMenuchot.
The tragic incident occurred last Wednesday when Nathan Tzvi, who had left a care facility in the Ramat Shlomo area, entered the Ramot building and accidentally ignited the fire. The flames spread rapidly, engulfing two floors and putting residents at serious risk.
Firefighters and rescue teams rushed to the scene, working courageously to evacuate residents and contain the blaze. Nathan Tzvi was rescued unconscious due to smoke inhalation.
Paramedic Shuki Becker of United Hatzalah described a critical moment en route to the hospital: “During transport in the ambulance, the child’s heart stopped. I performed advanced life-saving resuscitation, including defibrillation, and his heart restarted. He was transported to the hospital in critical condition.”
Despite the heroic efforts of medical teams over the following week, Nathan Tzvi’s condition deteriorated. Physicians announced his death yesterday evening, leaving the community in deep mourning.