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.

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A home in Ewing, New Jersey was destroyed by fire, even though a fire hydrant sits just 25 feet away.

The fire happened at a home in the 200 block of Clamer Road early Sunday morning.

Investigators say embers from a back yard fire pit sparked the flames. The homeowner and her dogs escaped, but .....Continue Reading

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EGG HARBOR TWP. - Training continues for Atlantic City's thirteen newest fire fighters as week two wrapped up with a lesson on the proper way to run the fire hose into a burning building.

The task in front of these men looks like an easy one, but Atlantic City's thirteen newest firefighters say....Continue Reading

HAMILTON TWP. - Arson and criminal mischief charges have been filed against three teens accused of setting three small fires in a southern New Jersey community.

No injuries were reported in the fires, which all occurred Saturday in Hamilton Township and only caused minor damage.

The first fire was reported around 11:20 a.m. At the athletic fields at Underhill Park, responding police officers found two trash cans had been set on fire close to the field house. Two more fires were discovered a short time later at a former middle school. It appeared that a trash can full of leaves had been set on fire on the school steps, while another fire was set in a large trash bin.

The three juveniles, two 14-year-olds and a 16-year-old, were later arrested at Underhill Park.

EGG HARBOR TWP. - Week one of training wrapped up on Friday for Atlantic City's thirteen newest fire fighters, who will be learning the "ins and outs" of the job for the next eight weeks.

The lifestyle of a fire fighter is one these men know can't be learned in just one week, but Atlantic City's newest hires say......Continue Reading