Girl, 3, Falls Out Window

Girl in critical condition after apparent three-story fall

A 3-year-old North Philadelphia girl was in critical condition after falling three stories from a window Monday night.

The fall happened around 7 p.m. on the 1500 block of N Gratz Street, Philadelphia Police said.

The girl was in her third floor bedroom when she somehow pushed through a window screen and fell onto the ground below, according to police.

The exact details leading up to the fall weren't immediately clear.

"I came back outside and I see everybody run out the house and they put her in an ambulance and pulled off," said neighbor Tina Maldonado.

The girl was taken to Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania with a broken arm and massive head injuries, cops said.


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