Mother and child suffer burn injuries from fire
A little after 3:30 p.m., the Spokane Fire Department responded to the 2200 block of E. Cataldo Ave. on a report of a mother and child with burn injuries. Before crews arrived, the fire had been extinguished.
Firefighters advise the mother suffered burns while attempting to help her child and extinguish the fire. The child suffered significant burns and is being transported to Harborview Medical Center.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation by members of the Spokane Fire Department Special Investigation Unit and the Spokane Police Department.
The fire did not cause any structural damage to the residence.
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Michele Anderson | Public Safety Communications Manager
Spokane Police Department | Spokane Fire Department
cell 509.742.0063 | office 509.622.5868 | mlanderson@spokanecity.org
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