A Chicago firefighter who was critically hurt when a blaze in the city's West Pullman neighborhood spread to two other buildings, sparking a may day call that would also see two other firefighters hurt, has died, authorities said Tuesday. Jermaine Pelt, who recently celebrated his 49th birthday, was manning a hose in one of the buildings when "conditions worsened," authorities said. All firefighters were ordered out of the building, but Pelt "went down" just as that order was being issued.
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