2nd Baby Left At NW Indiana Fire Department

COOLSPRING, IN — For the second time in five months, officials at a fire station in northwest Indiana found a newborn baby left in a Safe Haven box. It happened again Sunday night at the Coolspring Fire Department. The newborn baby appeared to be in good health when found at around 7 p.m. in the box, which is heated and triggers an alert to let officials know when an infant has been placed inside.

In November, a baby girl — about an hour old, according to officials — was found wrapped in a sweatshirt in the same Safe Haven box. The box was installed in April 2016 and was the second of its kind to be installed in the United States as a resource for parents who are unable to care for an infant. The State of Indiana has a safe haven law that allows for a newborn to be given up without fear of arrest or prosecution.

"We are grateful that the mother had this option and made this choice," Coolspring Fire Chief Mike Pawlik said in November.

In January, another infant was left in a Safe Haven box, this time at a fire station on Chicago's East Side.

Officials on Sunday told the Times of Northwest Indiana that Lt. Chuck Kohler arrived at the fire station one minute after receiving an alert that a child had apparently been placed in the box to find the newborn.

The box is designed to silently contact 911 when it's opened and again when something is placed inside. It can only be opened from inside the building once it is closed with a baby inside.

The LaPorte County Sheriff's Office and Emergency Medical Service also responded, and the baby, who appeared to be in good health, was taken to Franciscan Health in Michigan City.

Officials said more information about the baby should be released Monday.

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