Chicago firefighter dies after house fire response

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago firefighter died Tuesday after he and two other firefighters were injured while battling a predawn house fire on the city’s south side, authorities said. Firefighter Jermaine Pelt, 49, was working a hose line when conditions worsened and all firefighters were ordered out of the home, Chicago Fire Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt said. “It appears that firefighter Pelt went down as crews were being ordered out of the building. A mayday was called and he was quickly found near the hose line and brought out for treatment,” Nance-Holt said, shedding tears as she noted that she had…