Cool Fire, Chicago Warehouse Covered in Ice
As the Upper Midwest endured bitterly cold temperatures, ice-covered firefighters spent hours late Tuesday fighting a massive blaze at a warehouse on Chicago’s South Side, the Associated Press reports. Firefighters’ soaked jackets and hats froze, and icicles formed and dangled from hoses and hydrants. The spray from the hoses encased the warehouse in a sheet of ice. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The spray from the firefighters’ hoses left a truck and other objects coated in ice. (John Gress/Reuters)
A truck was encased in ice. (John Gress/Reuters)
Chicago firefighters endured single-digit temperatures while fighting the blaze. (Charles Rex Arbogast/Associated Press)
One firefighter’s helmet was covered with ice. (Charles Rex Arbogast/Associated Press)
Icicles formed on a fire hose. (Charles Rex Arbogast/Associated Press)
