(CNN) New York City firefighters were in the process of extinguishing a car fire Sunday night when they discovered someone alone inside -- a 3-year-old child. While fighting the flames, firefighters got the toddler out of the burning vehicle, but the child died of her injuries at Jamaica Hospital in Queens. The girl's biological father was discovered a short distance away, in a nearby pond attempting to put out flames on his body, a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation tells CNN. Although he suffered burns all over his body, he is expected to survive, according to the law enforcement source. The father and the child's mother were in the midst of a custody battle, according to the law enforcement source.

Source: CNN May 06, 2019 21:56 UTC