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Woman surrenders newborn at fire station just hours after giving birth; department says she did the right thing
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BATON ROUGE - A mother gave up her newborn to St. George fire officials over the weekend just hours after she was born.
The woman called the St. George Fire Department around 2 a.m. Sunday morning and requested that a woman meet her outside in the parking lot to take her baby.
Officials say a female communication officer with the department arranged to meet with the mother in a well-lit area of the lot. The baby was handed to her through the window of a car.
Space heater causes fire that displaces family of 5, firefighters say (Source: WAFB) By WAFB Staff | April 12, 2021 at 8:23 AM CDT - Updated April 12 at 8:29 AM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A family of five is now displaced after a fire destroyed their home early Monday, April 12, according to the St. George Fire Department.
Eldon Ledoux, a spokesperson for the St. George Fire Department, says crews were dispatched to a house in the 2000 block of Fountain Avenue around 2:48 a.m.
The first fire truck arrived at the scene at 2:52 a.m. to find the house engulfed in flames. Ledoux said the family of five that lived in the house was able to evacuate the house before firefighters arrived.