Modiin Illit rescue

Girl rescued from sixth-floor window bars

Crews from Binyamin station called to Modiin Illit after teenager became stuck between her apartment window and the metal bars. With the door locked, firefighters used a crane to reach her, cut through the bars and brought her down safely.

Eliana Fleming

NOV 11, 2026 22:51

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Firefighters from the Binyamin station were called to Modiin Illit for the rescue of a 14-year-old girl who had become trapped in the gap between her apartment window and the metal bars on the sixth and top floor of her building.

When crews arrived, they found the apartment door locked, making it impossible to reach the girl from inside the flat.

A high-reach crane was brought in from the nearby Matityahu station. Firefighters worked from the crane platform, cut through the window bars and brought the girl down to the ground unharmed.

Firefighters cutting through the bars to free the girl (Photo: Israel Fire and Rescue Services)

Staff Sergeant Yossi Passi, who carried out the rescue, described the operation: "When we arrived at the scene, I assessed the situation and understood that the only way to perform the rescue was with the crane. We deployed the crane and two firefighters went up on the platform to carry out the extraction."

"When we reached the floor where the girl was stuck, we made contact with her and calmed her down, explaining the rescue procedure. We cut through the bars and then lowered her safely to the ground," he said.