A Chicago firefighter who died responding to a fire in Chicago's Gold Coast last week will be laid to rest after his funeral ceremony Thursday.
CFD Lt. Jan Tchoryk, 55, died on April 5 in the line of duty after suffering a heart attack while fighting a fire in the high-rise building.At about 8 a.m. on April 5, a massive fire broke out on the 27th floor of a condo building near Division and DuSable Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast.
Because the elevators weren't working, firefighters had to carry their gear up a stairwell. That's when Tchoryk collapsed on the 11th floor. "A mayday was called for help," said Chicago Fire Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt. "The crews started treating him right away by doing CPR on the scene and got him back to the lobby where they continued."Chicago firefighter Jan Tchoryk died of natural causes, autopsy finds
An autopsy found Chicago firefighter Lt. Jan Tchoryk died of natural causes while battling a blaze in the Gold Coast, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. According to the Cook County medical examiner's office, CFD Lt. Jan Tchoryk, 55, died of hypertensive-arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.Tchoryk was the second Chicago firefighter to die in the line of duty this week.while battling a fire on the city’s Far South Side a day prior to Tchoryk's death.that I have read and agree
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