Chicago fire captain killed in line of duty after garage collapses following early morning inferno

A Chicago occurrence skipper and begetter of 4 died portion responding to a store inferno Wednesday greeting connected the city's westbound side, triggering a "mayday" alarm.

Capt. David Meyer, 54, leaves down his parents, wife, 3 daughters and 1 son, according to Chicago Fire Department (CFD) Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt.

A store occurrence was called successful conscionable aft 4 a.m. Wednesday, and aft firefighters extinguished the flames, the store collapsed during salvage and overhaul, Nance-Holt said during a quality conference.

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Capt. David Meyer, 54, died successful the enactment of work portion responding to a store occurrence connected Wednesday, according to Chicago Fire Department officials. (Chicago Fire Department)

A mayday alarm was instantly called conscionable earlier 4:20 a.m. and Meyer was taken to the hospital, wherever helium was pronounced dead.

University of Iowa constabulary helped guarantee 1 of Meyer's daughters, who attends assemblage successful Iowa, was capable to instrumentality location quickly.

The 28-year Chicago occurrence seasoned was assigned to motortruck 29 connected the westbound side, and antecedently served arsenic a lieutenant connected motortruck 35.

Capt. Meyer, who was killed successful the enactment of work connected Wednesday, was a 28-year seasoned of the Chicago Fire Department. (Chicago Fire Department)

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"He spent astir of his vocation connected the westbound broadside of Chicago successful engaged firehouses, doing what helium loved to do," Nance-Holt said. "… Please support america each successful your prayers. This is unfortunate. It's 1 of those things. We spell to enactment each day, and we ne'er cognize if we're going to travel home."

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said Meyer embodied what it means to beryllium a nationalist servant and a hero.

Capt. David Meyer was a hubby and a begetter of four, officials said. (Chicago Fire Department)

"We mourn collectively together, and I'm asking that the radical of Chicago commune without ceasing for the Meyer household [and] commune for the occurrence department," Johnson said. "This is evidently a precise hard clip for our city, but our metropolis is strong. The brave women and men who service this metropolis each azygous time and enactment their lives connected the enactment for us, we bash not instrumentality that for granted."

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He added the nonaccomplishment should beryllium a changeless reminder of however susceptible and fleeting beingness tin be. 

"Let america not instrumentality 1 different for granted," Johnson said.