CFD lieutenant dies while responding to high-rise fire in Gold Coast
A firefighter died while battling a high-rise fire in Gold Coast Wednesday morning. This is the second death of a Chicago firefighter in the past two days.
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A firefighter died while battling a high-rise fire in Gold Coast Wednesday morning. This is the second death of a Chicago firefighter in the past two days.
Two firefighters are injured, one critically, after responding to a high-rise fire in Gold Coast Wednesday morning.
CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports colleagues of fallen firefighter Jermaine Pelt said they are heartbroken, describing the 18-year veteran of the Chicago Fire Department as a soft-spoken leader.
CBS 2's Tara Molina reports on the fire and the devastating loss.
"Jermaine knows everybody, but he's very soft spoken and everyone loved him."
The 18-year veteran of the Chicago Fire Department was described as a soft-spoken leader. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey spent the afternoon with his CFD family as they process this news.
The Fire Department reported when a localized, but high-wind-force storm passed through the city from the west, their crews responded to significant roof damage at three locations.
The fire spread to three frame houses on South Wallace Street. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
CBS 2's Mugo Odigwe reports the fire broke out in the 12000 block of South Wallace Street just before 3:40 a.m. Flames spread to two other houses.
Intense flames were seen shooting out of the roof of this home near 88th and Houston.
The Chicago Fire Department wants to make sure the city is healthy.
Firefighters - including Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt - will talk about resources, hand out safety information, and provide services to community members.
The side door to Jones College Prep is broken and stays half open. So to secure things, school leaders decided to put a chain and padlock on the door. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The ambulance sustained front-end damage to the bumper and is drivable, the Fire Department said.
Brendan Kennedy-Gasior, 37, is facing felony charges of promoting prostitution.
Strobe lights and vibrating pads are used to wake someone up when a traditional smoke alarm goes off.
This month, the Red Cross is hosting "Sound the Alarm" events like one in Chatham. Last Saturday, volunteers and members of the Chicago Fire Department gave out special smoke detectors aimed to help the hearing impaired.
The American Red Cross and Chicago Fire Department were out in the Chatham neighborhood on Saturday, giving special smoke alarms to members of the deaf community.
Summer Day-Stewart, 36, was pronounced dead Thursday night. Their 7-year-old son, Ezra, was pronounced dead on Wednesday evening.
On Friday, the Fire Department distributed some smoke along the block where the fire broke out in Montclare – an act that holds greater weight following this tragedy. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
An 8-year-old girl and a 2-year-old boy remain in grave condition after the fire. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
The firefighter's wife and 7-year-old son have died after being rescued from the fire, and two other children remain in grave condition. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
The firefighter's wife and two other children remain in grave condition.
We were still waiting on information Wednesday night on the updated conditions of the four people rushed to the hospital form the Montclare neighborhood fire. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
Firefighters responded to the fire in the 800 block of East 90th Place just after 10 a.m.
