Man Charged With Murder After Blaze He Allegedly Set Kills Chicago Fire Captain

A man accused of mounting a occurrence that killed Chicago Fire Department (CFD) Capt. David Meyer Wednesday was charged pinch murder.

Chicago Fire Union Local 2 President Patrick Cleary told FOX 32 Chicago it was "pretty evident" fishy Charles Green, 44, started nan fire.

Capt. David Meyer, 54, died successful nan statement of work Wednesday, according to Chicago Fire Department officials. (Chicago Fire Department)

CHICAGO FIRE CAPTAIN KILLED IN LINE OF DUTY AFTER GARAGE COLLAPSES FOLLOWING EARLY MORNING INFERNO

The garage fire was called successful conscionable aft 4 a.m. Wednesday, and aft firefighters extinguished nan flames, nan car shed collapsed during salvage and overhaul, according to CFD Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt.

A mayday siren was instantly called successful conscionable earlier 4:20 a.m. and Meyer, 54, was taken to a hospital.

Chicago occurrence officials confirmed Meyer was a skipper pinch nan department. (Chicago Fire Department)

DELTA PASSENGERS IN ORLANDO EVACUATE PLANE DUE TO ENGINE FIRE

He was later pronounced dead.

Meyer is survived by his parents, wife, three daughters and 1 son, according to Nance-Holt.

A man has been charged pinch execution successful nan decease of a Chicago occurrence captain. (Chicago Fire Department)

The 28-year Chicago occurrence seasoned was assigned to Truck 29 connected nan westbound broadside and antecedently served arsenic a lieutenant connected Truck 35.

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University of Iowa Police helped guarantee 1 of Meyer's daughters, who attends assemblage successful Iowa, was capable to return location quickly.