Chicago Firefighter Found Dead in House Fire

CHICAGO (WGNTV.com) –  A firefighter was found dead inside his far South Side home this afternoon.

His fellow firefighters responded to a blaze 11000 block of  S. St. Louis in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood around 3:30 p.m

While searching the home and battling the fire, they discovered the body of Lt Rob Spoon in the basement.

Lt Spoon was rushed to a waiting ambulance but WGN News learned it quickly became clear he had taken his own life.

 

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