A 4-month-old girl was pronounced dead at Midtown Medical Center late Wednesday afternoon after first responders rushed her to the hospital in a Columbus Fire and EMS fire truck because an ambulance was not immediately available.
The 911 call for help came from an apartment on Forest Avenue at 5:13 p.m., Columbus Police Maj. Stan Swiney said on Thursday. The caller reported that an infant was in cardiac distress, according to a statement from the Columbus Fire and EMS.
There were no ambulances available because they were on other calls, so a fire engine was dispatched at 5:14 p.m. from the nearby Brown Avenue station. The Brown Avenue ladder truck self dispatched because they were potentially closer to the address, according to the Columbus Fire and EMS statement.
A private ambulance was dispatched from 6001 Coca Cola Blvd., about 10 minutes away in north Columbus at 5:17 p.m.