A 5-year-old girl and a 2-year-old boy were hospitalized Thursday after accidentally falling from a Tacoma apartment window.
TACOMA, Wash. — Two toddlers in Tacoma survived a fall from a third-floor apartment window Thursday, according to police and fire officials.
Officials said a 5-year-old girl fell from a window of a third-story apartment in the 3600 block of South G Street. Tacoma Fire Department personnel transported her to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
In a separate incident, a 2-year-old boy fell from a third-story apartment window in the 6400 block of 53rd Avenue East. He was also taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police said both falls were accidental. Both children are expected to survive, officials said.
The events come at a time when warmer weather may cause many families to open the windows of their homes.
MultiCare Marybridge Children’s Hospital of Tacoma Treats an average of 33 children per year Windows fell.
More than 25 percent of the children treated at Mary Bridge for falling windows come from five Pierce County zip codes, three of which are within Pierce Central Fire Rescue’s service area.
Window stops are designed to prevent windows from opening wide enough for children to fall while still allowing air to circulate.
Central Pierce Fire Rescue Center in partnership with Mary Bridge Provide free window stops for local families.
