Mother saves six-month-old son from fire by dropping him out of second-story window

(WBFF) — A mother and her infant son were hospitalized following a fire at their house in Elkton, officials said.

The pair were asleep in an upstairs bedroom when the fire broke out just after midnight, according to Maryland State Fire Marshal officials.

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The husband attempted to rescue the pair upstairs but could not reach them.

The mother then dropped her six-month-old son out of a second-floor window to her husband before crawling through the flames to the staircase.

The mother was transported to Johns Hopkins Bayview Burn Center in Baltimore and the child to Nemours Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, DE. The husband also went to a hospital for evaluation.

The cause of the fire, which occurred at 34 Thyme Street, remains under investigation, however “an unspecified failure within an electrical strip lighting or power strip can not be ruled out,” the Fire Marshal’s Office said.

In total, six people were displaced by the incident. They are receiving assistance from family members.

According to the State Fire Marshal’s release, the incident caused an estimated $120,000 in structural damages plus an additional $50,000 in damages to items.