Wake for Firefighter Jermaine Pelt at Blake-Lamb on 103rd St. this evening

Chicago firefighter dies after being injured while fighting fire on city's South Side

A Chicago firefighter died Tuesday after he and two other firefighters were injured battling a predawn house fire on the citys South Side, authorities said.

CHICAGO - A Chicago firefighter died and two other firefighters were injured while battling a multi-alarm fire Tuesday morning at a house in the West Pullman neighborhood, authorities said.

Firefighter Jermaine Pelt had served with Chicago Fire Department since 2005 and celebrated his 49th birthday in March, Fire Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt said.

Pelt leaves behind two children, a 6-year-old and adult daughter he recently walked down the aisle for her wedding. She was alerted to her father's death while she was on her honeymoon, the commissioner said.

Firefighters responded to the blaze around 3:15 a.m. in the 12000 block of South Wallace Street, according to fire officials. Pelt was working a hose line when conditions worsened, and firefighters were ordered out of the building, Holt said.

 

Firefighter Jermaine Pelt