Two Chicago firefighters were killed and more than a dozen others were injured after they became trapped in three-alarm blaze on the city's South Side this morning, according to WFLD-TV.
Department spokesman Larry Langford confirmed earlier media reports that two firefighters were killed in the blaze. One firefighter died at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, while the other died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
One of the firefighters was identified by The Chicago Sun-Times as 34-year-old Corey Ankum.
Ankum -- a former Chicago police officer -- is survived by his wife and three children.
The other firefighter killed in the blaze was Edward Stringer, who had been with the department since 1998, according to the mayor's office.
Ten other firefighters are listed in stable condition while four others are in serious to critical condition, according to the report.
Crews responded to the blaze at the vacant brick building at 1744 East 75th street shortly before 7 a.m.
A Mayday was called at 7:07 a.m. after a wall collapsed, Will Knight told the news station.
By of 8:35 a.m., all of the firefighters had been rescued and transported to local hospitals.
One hundred years ago today, 21 Chicago firefighters were killed in the city's biggest fire disaster at the Union Stockyards.
Funeral Information
Visitation for Firefighter Stringer will be held from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 27 at Blake Lamb Funeral Home, 4727 W. 103rd St., Oak Lawn, Ill.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 28 at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel, 7740 S. Western Ave., Chicago.
Visitation for Firefighter Ankum will be held from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 29 at the Apostolic Church of God, 6320 S. Dorchester Ave., Chicago.
A wake will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 30 and will be followed by a funeral service at 11 a.m. at the church.
