Freezing temperatures are icing up equipment and threatening the safety of firefighters as they continue to battle a warehouse fire in Bartlett.
Freezing temperatures are icing up equipment and threatening the safety of firefighters as they continue to battle a warehouse fire inFor five days, they have been on scene, along with neighboring fire departments, dousing hot spots as heavy machinery knocks down walls.
"As the night gets colder, we experience a lot of freezing of the pumps and the tanks on these vehicles and the water lines that we're using, so that's a big challenge for us. Also ice, the water freezes on the ground so we have some firefighters that have slipped and fallen from the ice," said Bartlett Fire Chief Bill Gabrenya.
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