Baby Rescued From Hot Car After It Automatically Locked With Keys Inside

A one-year-old girl was rescued from a hot car after it locked automatically and trapped her inside in temperatures of around 50°C.

The mother, who has not been identified, and her daughter had traveled to Five Dock visiting a local leisure centre, in Sydney’s west at 10.30am on Thursday when the incident took place.

When the mum returned to her car with her daughter, it locked automatically with the keys inside after she put her daughter in her carseat, leaving her daughter trapped inside the hot car.

The mum who was already panicking, hurriedly asked nearby workers to open the door, but to no avail, and so fire services were called in.

7 News reported that firefighters used heavy tarpaulins in an attempt to cool down the car and keep the sunlight away from the windows while they worked on opening the doors.

Firefighters and a locksmith tried to open the lock for 15 minutes, but when it refused to budge, they were forced to break the window in order to get the baby out before any serious damage was done.

Onlookers filmed the mother’s relieved reunion with her daughter, embracing her as she was rushed to safety.

Witness Paula Santangelo told 7 News the car had automatically locked with the baby girl still inside.

Adam Long, from Fire and Rescue NSW told 7 News that the baby grinned at him and was cheerful during the rescue. “The baby gave me a nice little smile on the way through which was nice, but it was quite hot, it had to have been at least 50 degrees,” he said.

He also warned other parents of the dangers of leaving kids in hot cars, given the warmer weather is approaching. “The parents need to keep the keys in their pockets at all times,” he said.

Sources: Au.news.yahoo.com and Dailymail.co.uk