MAN DIES AFTER FALL INTO SMOKESTACK ON ROOF OF 42-STORY INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL BUILDING ON MICHIGAN AVE, CHICAGO

    WED DEC 12 2012 ~1:10 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    CONFINED SPACE RESCUE
    505 NORTH MICHIGAN AVE CHICAGO, IL

    MALE, AGE 23, FELL INTO SMOKE STACK ABOUT 22 FEET ABOVE THE 42ND FLOOR OF INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL. VICTIM WAS WEDGED IN A BEND IN THE STACK. BELOW BEND WAS A 42-STORY DROP. FIREFIGHTERS SECURED AN AREA WITH BOARDS, JUST BELOW THE VICTIM TO PREVENT FALLS OF THE VICTIM AND/OR RESCUERS. HOLE CUT IN STEEL INNER DUCT OF SMOKE STACK. VICTIM NO LONGER COMMUNICATING AT ABOUT 3:15 AM. TRANSPORTED ABOUT 4:20 AM. TO NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND PRONOUNCED DEAD ABOUT 5:15 AM.



    COLLAPSE RESCUE UNIT 5-2-1, COLLAPSE RESCUE UNIT 5-2-2, HAZMAT INCIDENT UNIT 5-1-2, SQUAD 1, SQUAD 2, TRUCK 3, TRUCK 2,COMMAND VAN 271, TOWER 10, SPECIAL OPERATIONS 561, 2-2-1, AMBULANCE 11 AND OTHER ON SCENE.

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