As temperatures rise to high 80s in El Paso, fire departments want to remind you to never leave a child, pet, or elderly person in a car — hot day or not.
Fire Chief Daniel Medrano of the Sunland Park Fire Department says they get a handful of calls about locking in someone in a hot car by accident every year.
With temperatures being just around mid-80s, Medrano says the inside of a car can get to about 100° F or higher within about just 25 minutes…