SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. — A Somerset County toddler got a ride home in a fire truck parade three days after he nearly died when a stove he was playing on fell onto him.
Marc Jackson Jr.'s father, who’s a Sipesville firefighter, and several surrounding companies in Somerset County arranged a parade of six fire trucks to deliver the boy to his Jenner Township home on Thursday.
Marc Jackson Sr. was away at firefighter training when the 2.5-year-old boy opened the oven door and climbed onto or into the disconnected stove, which fell over onto him, causing the boy's breathing and heart to stop Monday afternoon.
“I broke down in tears and was in shock. My brother firefighters grabbed me and asked what was going on,” Marc Jackson Sr. said.
The boy's mother is a nurse who immediately performed CPR and called 911.
“It’s a miracle,” Marc Jackson Sr. said. “You can never be grateful enough, that’s what it comes down to.”
Other than a few bumps and bruises, the little boy has made a full recovery.
“He knows he wants to be a firefighter when he gets old enough. It’s in his blood,” Marc Jackson Sr. said.
The stove was being stored on the family's enclosed porch while their home was being remodeled.
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