HOUSTON – An abandoned baby boy, who was only a few hours old, was taken to Fire Station 63 after being dropped off at a nearby church early Wednesday in north Houston.
Firefighters at Fire Station 63, located on Will Clayton Parkway, say an ambulance had just returned from a run 4:40 a.m. when someone pulled up into the parking lot and dropped off the baby. The person told them someone had dropped off the baby at a church on Tidwell.
The stranger did not provide any more information and left the station.
Firefighters said the newborn still had his umbilical cord attached, but seemed to be carried to full-term and was okay.
The baby was transported to Northeast Memorial Hospital.
"This is actually a good story – the fact that the baby was dropped off here and not in a number of other situations we could have found him in," HFD District Fire Chief Steve Dunbar said.
People at the church, which is 20 minutes away from the fire department, said they didn't know anything about the baby but they're glad he is safe now. They prayed for the baby at their Wednesday night services.
"It gives the baby an opportunity to help find a family that loves him and can raise him the right way," said Pastor James Castille. "And it gives the parents the knowledge that their baby is in a safe haven and someone will raise it in the right way."
On Thursday, Child Protective Services said no one had come forward to claim the baby and there were no new developments in the case.
The investigation is ongoing at this time.