Andrew “Drew” Pice.Photo:Chicago Fire Media/ X
Chicago Fire Media/ X
A Chicago firefighter died Monday while battling a fire at a building in the city’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, according to reports.
The deadly incident happened Monday morning when Price was on the roof, opening up holes for ventilation and fell, landing on the basement floor, Chicago Fire Department (CFD) Commissioner Nance-Holt told theSun-Times.
Chicago Fire Department personnel mourn outside Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center after a firefighter passed after battling an early morning blaze in Chicago, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. Firefighter Andrew “Drew” Price, 39, who joined the department in 2009, was taken from the fire to Illinois Masonic where he died of his “significant injuries,” authorities said.Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP
Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP
The CFD also confirmed the news on X (formerly known as Twitter), posting, “On behalf of the Fire Commisioner [sic], it is my sad duty to report the passing of our member injured this morning at 2430 Lincoln.”
Theyalso said thatPrice, who was both a firefighter and an EMT, joined the department in March 2009. “In 2015, he was assigned to Truck 44. He would have been 40 years old come January,” they posted, adding, “We all knew him as Drew.”
PEOPLE reached out to the CFD for comment.
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On Wednesday, CFD escorted a procession for Price as his body was taken from the Cook County Morgue to the Drake & Son Funeral Home. A televised service is scheduled for Monday, the departmentposted to X.
“On behalf of the Chicago Fire Department thank you all for extending your condolences for our fallen member,” the departmentadded.“Please keep the family in your prayers and thoughts.”
source: people.com
