TORRANCE, California (AP) A woman walked into a Los Angeles-area Barnes & Noble looking for books and came out with a baby instead.
Firefighters delivered the newborn Friday evening in the bookstore's lobby at Del Amo Fashion Center, Torrance Fire Department Capt. Steve Deuel said.
The firefighters had responded to a call of a woman in labor and were deciding whether to put her in an ambulance or keep her in the store when they realized the infant was coming.
"The baby made that decision for them," Deuel said. "They went ahead and delivered a healthy baby boy."
Store manager Marchelle Hughes said the woman gave birth just five or 10 minutes after walking through the door around 7:30 p.m.