Authorities are investigating the death of an 11-month-old Brooklyn boy who was burned by steam from a home heating furnace early Friday, according to police.
Investigators responding to a call at an East 14th Street home in Midwood around 6 a.m. found the baby unconscious inside a bathroom. He wasn't breathing. Officers who arrived at the home found a furnace leaking steam, the NYPD said.
The child was pronounced dead at a hospital a short time later.
Investigators from the Department of Buildings were on scene Friday morning.
No other details were immediately available and the investigation is continuing.
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