Toddler found abandoned outside fire station

Friday, June 9, 2017
Toddler left with car seat at fire station
Toddler left with car seat at fire station

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A child was dropped off in a car seat outside a fire station on Houston's southside this morning.



It was around 9:30 a.m. when firefighters at Station 21 were in district training and heard a baby crying. As they came downstairs, they found an approximately one-year-old male toddler.



The toddler was left in a car seat with cereal and a diaper bag.


The baby was transported to Texas Children's Hospital for evaluation. Children's Protective Services has been notified and now involved in the case.



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