The wife of a Chicago firefighter died on Thursday from injuries she sustained in a house fire – shortly after her 7-year-old son died from the same cause.
Summer Day-Stewart, 36, died at 7:30 p.m., following her son Ezra who died on Wednesday. She was the wife of local firefighter Walter Stewart.
The house fire started in the kitchen of the household on Tuesday evening.
Day-Stewart and her four children suffered from smoke inhalation.
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Firefighter Walter Stewart worked while his house caught fire, killing his wife and son. (FOX 32 Chicago)
The couple’s other two children – a 2-year-old son and a 7-year-old daughter – are still in critical condition. They have been unconscious since the fire broke out.
Walter was working when the fire broke out at his home.
Although his truck was not assigned to the fire, the father quickly recognized his address. He left in an SUV with the battalion commander and was driven home.
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The house fire started in the Stewarts’ kitchen on Tuesday night. (FOX 32 Chicago)
Fire department spokesman Larry Langford said Stewart performed CPR on his wife at the scene.
“It’s living hell he’s going through right now,” Union Local 2 spokesperson Pat Quane told FOX 32 Chicago.
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Summer Day-Stewart, 36, died a day after her son, who also suffered from smoke inhalation. (FOX 32 Chicago)
Ignite the Spirit, a Chicago-based nonprofit, is raising donations for the Stewart family.
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