"Surveillance video shows first responders tending to the boy on the pavement outside the building located on East 167th Street near the corner of Washington Avenue in the Morrisania section."
"The New York City Department of Health states families must have window guards if they live in a building with at least three apartments and a child 10 or younger."
"A witness described the moment, saying, 'It was terrible. I didn't know what to do. I have kids of my own. When I saw the child fall, that hit me hard.'"
"Police said the boy's mother was home at the time but did not realize her son had fallen until he knocked on the door."
A 5-year-old boy fell from a third-floor fire escape in the Bronx and is currently in stable condition at Harlem Hospital. The incident occurred after the boy climbed onto a kitchen counter and out the window. There were no window guards present, which are required for buildings with children under 10. A witness reported that the boy's mother was unaware of the fall until he knocked on the door. Police are investigating the incident but do not suspect any criminality.
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