1 dead, 9 injured in Chicago high-rise fire

Monday, January 9th, 2012 Property Workers' Compensation

One person died and nine others, including two firefighters, were injured in a fire early Sunday in a Chicago high-rise, according to the city’s fire department. The body of the 32-year-old resident, who lived on the 12th floor, was found in an open elevator, said Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford. The elevator had superheated air, which could have been up to 1,000 degrees "at head level where she was," Langford said. Firefighters received a call just after 2 a.m. Sunday about a fire on the 12th floor of the building.


External References & Further Reading
http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/08/us/illinois-fatal-fire/index.html?hpt=us_c2
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