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Caught on video: Aerial ladder knocks down Chicago firefighter

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Video from klopek24 shows what appears to be a close call for a Chicago firefighter. The fire was Monday at a commercial building in the 2200 block of West Grand. At 2:00 into the video a firefighter appears to be struck by the moving aerial. He falls on top of the parapet and loses his helmet.

The ladder then hits a chimney and knock part of it loose that falls to the ground, apparently coming very close to a firefighter climbing a ground ladder. The Chicago Fire Department reported there were two firefighters hurt in this fire, including one injured in a fall.

IL Chicago firefighter hit by ladder 1

IL Chicago firefighter hit by ladder 2

IL Chicago firefighter hit by ladder 3

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