PHOENIX (3TV / CBS 5) – Two Phoenix police officers acted quickly and rescued two young children trapped in a vehicle after their mother accidentally locked their keys in her minivan. A Phoenix police spokesman said officials reacted to the parking lot around noon Tuesday, many of the stores near 48th Street and University Drive received a call for an injured person after shipping. Arriving police discovered that a 2-year-old and a 2-month-old boy were accidentally locked in a minivan. The police spoke to the mother who was standing next to the vehicle and asked her if the vehicle was moving and if the A / C was on or not. The mother told the officers that the van was out and the windows were up. Sgt. Mercedes Fortune with the Phoenix Police Department says officers will be trained in responding to these calls. “Some officers have tools with them that allow them to gain access to vehicles or homes in an emergency. In this case, our officer had a window punch that allowed him to break the window,” Sgt. Fortune said. Fortune says when officers took the children out of the minivan, the good Samaritans checked them and provided them with water. Watch the moments Phoenix officers rescue the two children below: “Phoenix Fire personnel came and made sure the children weren’t in distress or had any other heat-related illness,” said Sgt. Luck said. “In our extreme heat, it only takes a few minutes for the internal temperatures to become fatal. A window is replaceable, a baby’s life or health isn’t. ”According to the National Safety Council, an average of 38 children die each year from heat stroke after being left in a vehicle. In Phoenix, police say the internal temperature of a vehicle can rise to 150 degrees in minutes. Police are asking people to be extra careful as parts of Arizona are exposed to extreme heat. Copyright 2021 KPHO / KTVK (KPHO Rundfunkgesellschaft). All rights reserved.
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