A Chicago firefighter has died after falling into the basement while battling a North Side building fire, Chicago fire officials said.

A Chicago firefighter has died from injuries he sustained while battling an extra-alarm fire Monday afternoon in an apartment building in Rogers Park.

An offender has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a member of the Chicago Fire Department, according to the department's media feed late Friday. The brief announcement noted that detectives with the Chicago Police Department’s Area 3 unit and prosecutors in Cook County are involved in the case,

Firefighter Michael Altman, 32, was seriously wounded Monday while fighting a blaze in Rogers Park and died of his injuries Tuesday, city officials announced.

A Chicago firefighter was seriously injured while battling a fire in the Rogers Park neighborhood on Monday.

Funeral arrangements have been announced for Chicago firefighter Michael Altman.

The Chicago Fire Department said it happened in a restaurant in the mall's pedway, in the stretch that connects the CTA Red and Blue lines.