Chicago Firefighter Dies After Falling Through Light Shaft While Battling Blaze

CHICAGO—A Chicago firefighter died Monday from injuries he suffered when he fell through a light shaft at a burning building, officials said. Andrew “Drew” Price, 39, was helping battle a fire at a four-story building in the Lincoln Park neighborhood that began about 6 a.m., Fire Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt said. Mr. Price was on the roof opening up holes for ventilation when he fell through a light shaft while putting out hot spots, Ms. Nance-Holt said, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. She said a “mayday” was called and Mr. Price was located right away, but fellow firefighters needed to breach a wall to reach him. He was taken to the Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he died of his injuries, the commissioner said....