Chicago, IL – In Photos: Ice Covers Chicago Warehouse After Massive Fire

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    Firefighters battle a multi alarm fire at an abandoned warehouse in sub-freezing temperatures in Chicago, Illinois, USA, 24 January 2013. The five-alarm fire started on 22 January and hot spots have continued to flare up since then. According to officials a third of Chicago's fire fighting force have been involved in working the fire. The warehouse formerly housed a lamp manufacturing business.  EPA/TANNEN MAURYChicago, IL – This is the incredible scene in the aftermath of a huge warehouse fire in Chicago Tuesday after sub-zero temperatures turned water into ice.

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    An Arctic blast had sent temperatures tumbling in the past few days, making it feel like -46C in some areas with the wind chill factor added to the mix.

    The blaze was one of the biggest the city’s fire service has ever had to face and the cold made things even more difficult as icicles formed on fire hoses and froze the firefighters’ uniforms.

    The blaze flared back to life Thursday morning.

    Chicago fire department officials called the flare-up in the abandoned building — which was encased in ice due to freezing temperatures — a “significant rekindle.

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    ymtheman
    ymtheman
    11 years ago

    wow,it looks like a scene from the day after tomorrow!