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Ice Replaces Fire After Crews Battle West Philadelphia Blaze

Philadelphia firefighters work the scene of an overnight blaze as icicles hang from the rafters. No one was injured in the fire.
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Philadelphia firefighters work the scene of an overnight blaze in west Philadelphia.Jacqueline Larma / AP

Ice formed from firefighters’ hoses encase a building in West Philadelphia as crews inspect the scene on Monday after an overnight blaze. No one was injured in fire. Bone-chilling, single digit temperatures gripped the region, as new winter storm warnings were posted from Oklahoma to New Jersey and from Illinois to the Deep South.

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A Philadelphia firefighter works the scene of an overnight blaze in west Philadelphia.Jacqueline Larma / AP