A woman died at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport Thursday Chicago fire and police officials confirmed.
UPDATE: The woman has been identified. Our latest story can be found here. Our original story continues below.
A woman died Thursday morning at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, Chicago fire and police officials confirmed.
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Around 8 a.m., the Chicago Fire Department was called to O'Hare for reports of a person trapped in machinery at Terminal 5, officials said. Terminal 5 serves Delta Airlines as well as a number of international carriers.
The Chicago Police Department later confirmed that the person, a female, was found unresponsive at the terminal and was pronounced dead on scene.
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Officials with the Chicago Fire Department later confirmed the woman, who was in her 40s, was "entangled" in the conveyor belt system used to move baggage.
According to CPD, a death investigation was underway.
