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Firefighter Jermaine Pelt’s funeral comes just one day after the city grieved another firefighter killed in the line of duty.

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The autopsy released Wednesday determined he died of carbon monoxide toxicity from inhalation of smoke and soot.

Chicago firefighters Jermaine Pelt, 49, and Jan Tchoryk, 55, both died in the line of duty this week in separate fires that also left four other firefighters injured.

“To have two go down this way, back-to-back, it’s very hard on the members. It’s very hard on command. It’s just very hard,” said Larry Langford, Chicago fire spokesperson.

Autopsies determined Jermaine Pelt died of carbon monoxide toxicity from inhalation of smoke and soot, and Lt. Jan Tchoryk died of hypertensive-arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.