CHICAGO FIREFIGHTER DIES AFTER SUFFERING CARDIAC ARREST -- FOLLOWING WORKING FIRE ON 99TH STREET, CHICAGO

    MON NOV 12 2012 ~2:42 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WORKING FIRE/ KITCHEN FIRE
    1500 WEST 99TH ST CHICAGO, IL (IN THIS BLOCK)

    KITCHEN FIRE IN A HOME ON 99TH ST. AFTER RETURNING TO THE FIRE STATION AND WHILE CLEANING EQUIPMENT, A FIREFIGHTER SUFFERED FROM SHORTNESS OF BREATH. HE WAS TRANSPORTED BY PARAMEDICS TO LITTLE COPMANY OF MARY HOSPITAL IN EVERGREEN PARK, WHERE HE WENT INTO CARDIAC ARREST AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AFTER ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT TREATMENT. POLICE AND FIRE PRECESSION TRANSPORTED BODY (IDENTITY NOT YET RELEASED) DURING EARLY MORNING HOURS MONDAY TO COOK COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE.


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