Firefighter Steven Decker dies during training exercise in West Rogers Park

A Chicago firefighter died on Thursday afternoon during a training exercise in the West Rogers Park neighborhood.

Fire Department officials said it happened shortly after 3 p.m. in the 6600 block of North Kedzie Avenue.

Sources said the firefighter collapsed during a hose test, and his fellow firefighters began administering CPR before taking him to St. Francis Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 4 p.m…

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