UPDATE: 7-Year-Old Son of Chicago Firefighter Dies in Montclare House Fire
Ezra Stewart, 7, had previously been listed in critical condition after police and firefighters Tuesday responded to a call of a house fire at 2550 N. Rutherford Ave. Wednesday, Chicago Fire Department spokesperson Larry Langford confirmed to NBC 5 that the homeThe firefighter's wife, 34, and two other young children, ages 7 and 2, also suffered smoke inhalation, police said.
They remain hospitalized and in critical condition.The firefighter, who heard the call come in through dispatch, was taken to the scene by a Battalion Chief and worked to performed life-saving measures on his family before they were taken to the hospital, Langford said.According to authorities, firefighters and police responded to a house fire at approximately 9:10 p.m. Tuesday at 2550 N. Rutherford, in Chicago's Montclare neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
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