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Mother safely surrenders newborn at Safe Haven Baby Box
By KGNS — Sitewide
· July 1, 2026
· 1 min read
ABILENE, Texas (KWTX/Gray News) - A Texas mother has safely surrendered a newborn by using a Safe Haven Baby Box at an Abilene Fire Department station. According to the department, crews responded to the box alarm notification on Wednesday, removed the baby, and performed a preliminary health ass...
Key takeaway Fire officials said the Safe Haven Baby Box 7 is intended to provide a designated location for the safe and anonymous surrender of an infant.
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Category: safety ·
Published: July 1, 2026 ·
Source: KGNS — Sitewide ·
Reading time: 1 min
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