A nearly 30-year veteran with the Chicago Fire Department died Wednesday morning after a roofing beam fell onto him during a garage blaze early Wednesday in Austin on the West Side.
The Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2 confirmed the firefighter, a 54-year-old man who joined the department in 1996, was pronounced dead.
MAYDAY 5505 west Crystal for FF down in fire structure. Member has been transported to Stroger in critical condition details to follow when possible. (Langford)
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“He was a loyal member doing his job, it’s a dangerous job,” Patrick Cleary, president of Local 2, told the Chicago Sun-Times. “Our condolences to his family and co-workers.”…