NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A baby was taken to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt after being found inside a hotel room that was on fire on Wednesday.
According to the Nashville Fire Department, crews were dispatched to the Hillside Crossing Nashville Hotel on Spence Lane for a report of a fire inside a room with a baby inside. Upon arrival, they found the room was open with a fire contained to one wall of the room.
Inside the room, the baby was found with no other occupants.
The baby was taken to the hospital with smoke inhalation injuries.
Investigators say the fire was accidental and electrical in nature. But there were conflicting statements from witnesses about whether the baby was alone in the room when the fire started.
Nashville Fire said the Department of Children's Services has been notified about the situation.
The hotel has issued no statement about the situation, and no word has been released regarding who booked the hotel room in which the baby was found.
