Chicago firefighter dies after battling house fire.
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Chicago firefighter Jermaine Pelt died and two others were injured in an extra-alarm fire in the West Pullman neighborhood. The fire broke out in the attic of a home and spread to two adjacent homes. Pelt was working a hose line when conditions worsened and all firefighters were ordered out. He was transported to Advocate Christ Hospital, where he later died. Pelt served with CFD since 2005 and has two children.
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