April 14, 2023 Firefighter Jermaine Pelt, 49, who died in a house fire last week, was remembered during a service Friday.
Source Firehouse.com News
A Chicago firefighter who died in a house fire last Tuesday will be remembered during a funeral service today.
Jermaine Pelt, 49, was advancing a line when he collapsed.
He died of carbon monoxide toxicity due to inhalation of soot and smoke, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Just about 28 hours later, another Chicago firefighter would answer his final alarm.
Lt. Jan Tchoryk died as he walked up the stairs to a fire on the 27th floor of a building.