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Chicago Firefighters - Two Chicago firefighters were killed and more than a dozen injured Wednesday after they became trapped in a building while battling a warehouse blaze. Rescuers dug frantically to free the two, who were among at least four firefighters trapped inside the building. At least 15 other firefighters were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed the deaths just before 11 a.m. Eastern time. "Without warning the roof collapsed trapping four firefighters," Chicago Fire Commissioner Robert Huff said at a press conference. "Despite our best efforts at the scene and in the hospitals, two firefighters succumbed to their injuries." Chicago Firefighters Hoff identified the dead firemen as Edward Stringer and Cory Ankum. Stringer was a 12-year veteran firefighter. Ankum, a 38-year-old father of three, was a three-year veteran of the Chicago police force when he switched careers and jo...