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Professional fire department frees baby from hot car

It was clear to the experts from the professional fire department that they had to act quickly.(Bild: Berufsfeuerwehr Klagenfurt)

The Klagenfurt professional fire department has once again demonstrated its effectiveness: When a baby was accidentally locked in a car in a parking lot, the alerted rescuers did not hesitate for long, broke open a side window and got the child out of the already overheated car.

The baby was strapped into a child seat when the car was accidentally locked and could no longer be opened - the child must have been playing with the key. 

The baby was quickly rescued and handed over to the emergency services.(Bild: Berufsfeuerwehr Klagenfurt)

The professional fire department and the police arrived and had to act quickly. Because at temperatures above 30 degrees in the shade, a car quickly heats up extremely in the blazing sun; for small children, dehydration can quickly put their lives at risk. It would have taken too long to get the spare key.

So the rescuers decided not to use a gentle method of opening the car, but the quickest: they expertly smashed a side window, quickly lifted the frightened baby out of the car and handed her over to the emergency services. All's well that ends well. Thanks to the rescuers!