A man died after jumping from a third-floor balcony to escape an extra-alarm fire in his apartment building in Rolling Meadows, officials said.Fire crews were called to a three-story building at 5201 Carriageway Drive in the northwest suburb Wednesday evening and found heavy fire going on the third floor, officials said. The building was evacuated but one resident, Kenneth Vansickle, 55, apparently was trapped in his apartment and jumped from the balcony of a third-floor unit of the building, said Rolling Meadows Fire Chief Scott Franzgrote.
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