Chicago firefighter dies days after being critically injured in Belmont Central fire

A procession for MaShawn Plummer was planned for later Tuesday. 

By Sun-Times Wire Dec 21, 2021, 3:24pm CST


MaShawn Plummer Chicago Fire Department


A Chicago firefighter critically injured in an apartment fire in Belmont Central last week has died.

MaShawn Plummer, who had been a firefighter for just a year,

died at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Chicago Fire Department spokesperson Larry Merritt said Tuesday afternoon.

“We ask that everyone keep the family in their prayers,” Merritt said. “It’s tough to lose a loved one under any circumstances — especially hard during the holiday season, which should be a time of celebration.”

Plummer was assigned to Engine 94 at 5758 W. Grace St. in Portage Park, department spokesman Larry Langford said.

Plummer had just celebrated his one-year anniversary with the department when he was injured while battling a blaze at a two-story building just after 2 a.m. Dec. 16 in the 3100 block of North Marmora Avenue, officials said.

Eladio Gomez, 37, died in the fire and another man was taken to a hospital in critical condition, officials said. A woman was also seriously injured.

A procession for Plummer to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office was planned for later Tuesday, Merritt said.