Baby Found In 115-Degree Car At Bucks County Target, 2 Women Charged: Police

Two women from Bensalem were arrested Sunday after authorities say they left a baby inside a hot car at the local Target store as temperatures inside the vehicle soared to 115.

Katia Hernandez and Patricia Diaz, the child's aunt and grandmother, left the 1-year-old in the car for about 15 minutes, according to 6ABC. The incident happened at the Target store on Rockhill Drive, near the Neshaminy Mall.

An off-duty police officer rescued the child from the car using a tool to pry the door open around 3:30 p.m., the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Local police arrived on the scene shortly after.

Herenandez, the aunt, and Diaz, the grandmother, are charged with endangering the welfare of a child. Bail for both woman was set at 10 percent of $25,000. Both remain in jail after failing to make bail.

The child's mother was reportedly called to the scene and accompanied her baby to a local hospital.

Leaving children in hot cars can be deadly. From 1998 to 2015, there have been 10 hot car deaths in Pennsylvania. In 2015, a total of 24 children died as a result of heatstroke from being left in hot cars.

In late July, a 4-year-old Pennsylvania girl died after being left in a hot car for several hours.