NAME: Frank Leyhane AGENCY: Chicago Fire Department RANK: Lieutenant TYPE OF FIREFIGHTER: Career AGE RANGE: 51 to 55 GENDER: Male DATE OF DEATH: 3/19/1946 DATE OF BIRTH: Unknown CAUSE OF DEATH: Stress/Overexertion Contact/Exposure NATURE OF DEATH: Asphyxiation Heart attack ATTRIBUTE OF DEATH: Smoke inhalation TYPE OF DUTY: Firefighting operations INCIDENT CITY: Chicago INCIDENT STATE: IL DATE OF INCIDENT: 3/19/1946 TIME OF INCIDENT: Unknown INCIDENT LOCATION TYPE: Residential INCIDENT ATTRIBUTE: Fires INCIDENT SUMMARY: On March 19, 1946, Chicago Fire Department Lieutenant Frank J. Leyhane of Engine 72 suffered a fatal heart attack while fighting a basement fire in a residence on Avalon Avenue. Leyhane had left the basement and collapsed while he was bringing in another fire hose. Leyhane had been a member of the fire department for 24 years. Funeral services were held in St. Basil’s Church on March 22, and he was survived by his widow, a son, his mother, and his brother.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 10:46:35 +0000
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