Event Brief
KFD warns hot car dangers after toddler rescue
Filed: Jun 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
Summary: Knoxville Police urge parents not to leave children in parked cars after a toddler was rescued Friday.
WHO: Knoxville Fire Department and Knoxville Police Department; parents and guardians
WHAT: Public safety warning about preventing child deaths in hot cars after a toddler was rescued from a parked vehicle
WHEN: Jun 14, 2026 at 12:13 PM ET
WHERE: Knoxville, Tennessee
WHY: Temperatures were rising, creating dangerous heat inside a parked vehicle where a child was left unattended
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