Toddler dies during Arizona fire station visit
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Statement from Scottsdale Fire Department:
This weekend, a terrible tragedy occurred at Scottsdale Fire Station 601, when a young child visiting the station with family was injured by the apparatus bay doors during a station tour. The child, less than two years old and a relative of a Scottsdale firefighter on duty at the station, received immediate attention by paramedics. He was rushed to the trauma center at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, where he subsequently was pronounced deceased. The Scottsdale Fire Department family is deeply saddened by this accident. We are doing all we can to support and care for the firefighters and family members at the station when the accident occurred, and we ask the community’s thoughts and prayers for this child and his family.
The city is investigating the incident.
The boy, just under 2 years old, was fatally injured Saturday by apparatus bay doors at the Scottsdale Fire Station at 1901 N. Miller Road, the city’s communications office said.
The boy received immediate medical attention and was transferred to the trauma center at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, officials said in a prepared statement issued by the city.
The boy was a relative of a firefighter who was on duty at the station, according to city officials.
