A 2-year-old girl in Toronto was killed by air conditioning unit that fell out an 8th floor window – WVTM13

A 2-year-old girl was killed Monday in Toronto when an air conditioning unit fell from an 8th floor window and landed on the child's stroller.Police say the mother, who was pushing the stroller, was unharmed.The girl has been identified as Crystal Mirogho, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and other Canadian publications.Paramedics rushed her to the hospital where she was later pronounced dead due to her injuries."She was the youngest in our family and the light of our lives," the family said in a statement on a GoFundMe page, which has raised more than $20,000 as of Wednesday evening to pay for the girl's funeral and relocate the family."The family cannot bear to go back to the same building where their daughter was killed," according to the GoFundMe page.The girl's siblings also witnessed the incident, the Toronto Sun reported.Toronto police told CNN they will not be pursuing a criminal investigation of the accident, but the family has hired a lawyer.Slavko Ristich told the Toronto Sun that the girl's mother and siblings were traumatized as a result of the incident.They were not only witnesses, but they were right in the zone of danger where this incident occurred, he told the publication.He added that he believes the incident was "entirely preventable." Toronto Community Housing, which manages the building, said in a statement, "Our thoughts are with the family at this difficult time and we offer them our sincere condolences."The public housing agency urges its tenants to install window air conditioners according to proper safety standards, and to place over balconies, whenever possible."Improperly installed window air conditioners are a serious safety hazard to you and your family, and can fall onto other people," the Toronto Community Housing website warns. It says on its website that residents may be held liable for improperly installed window air conditioners.The housing provider said that it is reviewing the incident and will take "appropriate action once the facts are known."

A 2-year-old girl was killed Monday in Toronto when an air conditioning unit fell from an 8th floor window and landed on the child's stroller.

Police say the mother, who was pushing the stroller, was unharmed.

The girl has been identified as Crystal Mirogho, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and other Canadian publications.

Paramedics rushed her to the hospital where she was later pronounced dead due to her injuries.

"She was the youngest in our family and the light of our lives," the family said in a statement on a GoFundMe page, which has raised more than $20,000 as of Wednesday evening to pay for the girl's funeral and relocate the family.

"The family cannot bear to go back to the same building where their daughter was killed," according to the GoFundMe page.

The girl's siblings also witnessed the incident, the Toronto Sun reported.

Toronto police told CNN they will not be pursuing a criminal investigation of the accident, but the family has hired a lawyer.

Slavko Ristich told the Toronto Sun that the girl's mother and siblings were traumatized as a result of the incident.

They were not only witnesses, but they were right in the zone of danger where this incident occurred, he told the publication.

He added that he believes the incident was "entirely preventable."

Toronto Community Housing, which manages the building, said in a statement, "Our thoughts are with the family at this difficult time and we offer them our sincere condolences."

The public housing agency urges its tenants to install window air conditioners according to proper safety standards, and to place over balconies, whenever possible.

"Improperly installed window air conditioners are a serious safety hazard to you and your family, and can fall onto other people," the Toronto Community Housing website warns. It says on its website that residents may be held liable for improperly installed window air conditioners.

The housing provider said that it is reviewing the incident and will take "appropriate action once the facts are known."

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