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Two Firefighters Die In 16 Story Elevator Fall
Chicago blaze in a 31 story office tower on Michigan Avenue leaves two firefighters dead after cables melt and the express elevator plunges from the 25th to the ninth floor. More than 100 firefighters battled the blaze and seven others were injured including a cleaning woman. Mayor Byrne orders two way radios for all firefighters to prevent repeat tragedies. Northwestern Memorial Hospital treated the injured while investigators search for the cause.
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