BEAVER COUNTY, Pa. — Police knocked on the door of Crystal Adams, 31, and James Chandler, 33, to evacuate them because a neighboring trailer was on fire. They then scooped up their two pet dogs and their marijuana and ran outside, informing the police that there was no one else inside. 20 minutes after police and firefighters had arrived, they learned that Chandler’s 4-year-old son, Adam, was still in the burning trailer. The two allegedly told firefighters they had simply forgotten he was inside even after being repeatedly asked if there were any other occupants.

The young boy was treated for smoke inhalation after a firefighter ran inside and found him conscious and crying on the floor of his bedroom.

“It blows my mind. I’m a father of three children. When they brought that boy out, it hits you totally,” Center fire Chief Bill Brucker said Tuesday. “How do you put somebody to bed and not remember that they’re inside? I just find it hard to believe.”

The couple are now accused of reckless endangerment and Adams was also charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Their trailer was destroyed.

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