Hot car safety tips to remember as work-from-home schedules change

As the temperature climbs, so does the danger for children left in hot vehicles.

As a heat wave hits the U.S., it's important to remember the potential danger of leaving children hot vehicles. Editor's note: This article originally was published in 2019. At least two children died in hot cars this week, which would bring to 17 the number of hot-car fatalities this year if autopsies confirm those deaths to be due to the heat. A record 54 children died in hot cars in 2018, followed by 53 fatalities in 2019, according to national nonprofit KidsAndCars.org. Twenty-five children died in hot cars last year, a drop which KidsAndCars.org director Amber Rollins attributed to the pandemic.