Tragedy Strikes as Firefighter Loses Life in Chicago Blaze

A firefighter, Jermaine Pelt, was killed and another was slightly injured while working to put out an extra-alarm fire in the West Pullman neighborhood of Chicago. The blaze eventually spread to three buildings. Pelt, who joined the Chicago Fire Department in 2005, was pronounced dead at the hospital. Two adults and two children were displaced in the house fire. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined.