Firefighters Turn Massive Warehouse Blaze Into Ice!

A massive fire raged overnight at a warehouse in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago. More than 200 firefighters battled the blaze during sub-freezing temperatures and in the morning the Harris Marcus Group building at 3757 S. Ashland was completely covered in ice. Temperatures were so low during the fire that water sprayed on the building froze almost instantly leaving behind a spectacularly beautiful ice-encrusted wonderland...

Fire and ice: Chicago fire department officials said the warehouse fire it is the biggest the department has had to battle in years.

Frozen wasteland: Fire crews have been unable to bring a blaze at a warehouse on Chicago's South Side completely under control because ice has completely frozen up there equipment.

Frosty: Details of the warehouse can be seen through the ice; Chicago today experienced single-digit temperatures.

Frozen to the spot: Temperatures have dropped as low as 50 degrees below zero Fahrenheit (-46C).

Freezing temperatures: Frozen ice covered a pair of gloves belonging to a Chicago firefighter in single-digit temperatures.

Source: Where Cool Things Happen - Daily Mail

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