Two Chicago's firefighters dead and 14 injured Wednesday

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Two Chicago Firefighters Killed, Several More Critical After Wall Collapse

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Officials report that two of the four trapped Chicago firefighters have died as a result of their injuries. Firefighters were working this morning on a fire in a vacant building when a wall reportedly collapsed inside the structure. Four firefighters were trapped and another 16 were injured. Four other firefighters are in critical condition and eight are listed in stable condition. This tragedy falls on the anniversaries of two other fatal fires, Chicago Stockyard Fire, 1910, and Keokuk, Iowa, 1999.
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YEAR-TO-DATE SUMMARY STATISTICS ON-DUTY FIREFIGHTER FATALITIES IN THE UNITED STATES Date Range 1/1/2010 to 11/30/2010 Number of On-Duty Firefighter Fatalities: 78 90 on duty firefighters from 33 states lost their lives as the result of incidents that occurred in 2009

Notice of Firefighter Fatality: Milledgeville, TN

Jimmy Tuberville of the Milledgeville Fire Department in Milledgeville, TN has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2010-12-13

Fire Chief Tuberville passed away from an apparent heart attack while working at the scene of grass fire adjacent to Highway 22A, approximately 100 meters north of the Milledgeville fire station. Incident Location: 12035 SR 22A, Milledgeville, TN 38359

Notice of Firefighter Fatality: Lancaster, SC

Dillon C. Denton of the Charlotte Road/ Van Wyck Fire Department in Lancaster, SC has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2010-12-07

Lieutenant Denton was participating in a training activity when he informed other members that he wasn't feeling well. He was assisted by fellow firefighters and Lancaster County EMS then airlifted to the Carolina Medical Center where he passed away early in the morning of December 7th from a reported brain aneurysm. Incident Location: Next door to the fire department in the parking lot of the Trinity Presbyterian Church