Toddler Found Wandering In LA Traffic

LOS ANGELES, CA — A 3-year-old boy is lucky to be alive today after Los Angeles firefighters plucked from South Los Angeles traffic where they found him wandering in the street.

Firefighters from Station 33 in South L.A happened upon the toddler wandering in the middle of South Main Street just before 9 a.m.

"Truck 33 blocked traffic while firefighters removed the child from danger," according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Nicholas Prange.

The firefighters took him back to the station while they tried to figure out who is parents are. Before too long, the boy's worried father was located, and he came to the station to be reunited with his son. According to the father, he had driven the boy's mother to work while leaving the child with his elder siblings. They were supposed to be watching him, but they didn't notice when he slipped out of the house, Prange said.

"Due to the quick action taken by firefighters, no harm came to the child and he was reconnected with his family," Prange said.

City News Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.