Chicago Fire Dept. 4-11 Alarm, E. 70th St. on Feb. 14, 1962

On February 14, 1962, two Chicago Fire Department chiefs died in the line of duty at an apartment building fire on E. 70th Street. Chief Robert J. O’Brien, head of the fire prevention bureau, and Battalion Chief Thomas A. Hoff, the assistant drillmaster for the department’s training school, were killed when the fire-weakened building collapsed.