Burning building under Icy Temperatures

Four-alarm freeze! Icy temperatures leave burning building covered in icicles (and fire truck and firefighter uniforms frozen solid)

By Meghan Keneally
PUBLISHED: 02:38 GMT, 4 January 2014 | UPDATED: 15:18 GMT, 4 January 2014

The freezing storm that swept over much of the Northeast on Thursday has caused problems for firemen in Massachusetts this morning when they were dealing with a massive blaze.
The snow covering the sidewalks surrounding the building in North Attleboro was not the biggest issue for the responding officers but the frigid temperatures and constant wind proved more dangerous.
'With the wind whipping, it wreaked havoc on our efforts. So we had to evacuate in the interest of safety,' fire chief Ted Joubert told the local CBS affiliate WBZ-TV.

Fire and ice: The cause of the fire in the abandoned building in North Attleboro, Massachusetts on Friday morning remains unknown

Bitter: No injuries were reported, but the neighboring buildings were also evacuated since fire officers feared that the whipping winds would cause the blaze to spread

Trucks from eight surrounding counties came to help put out the blaze, but once the water hit the building, the action came to a grounding halt.
Two of the fiery hydrants froze and were unusable.

On top of that, four of the trucks that responded to the scene were promptly out of commission after being covered in a thick layer of ice. 
Unlike buildings after many four-alarm fires, this one is covered in long icicles instead of being burnt to a fiery rubble.

Impossible: Two hydrants near the building were frozen because of the storm and four of the responding trucks got so covered in ice that they couldn't move

Insane: Icicles were dripping off every ledge of the building following the blaze

The building wasn't the only one with some icy additions after the Friday morning fire, as CBS reporter Christina Hager posted photos to her Twitter account showing the rings of ice and snow that had latched itself on to the fire chief's pants.
There were no reported injuries and the building was believed to be abandoned.
The fire is under investigation but there are reports that the building could be torn down to prevent any further incidents.

Help needs help: This is one of the four fire trucks that was stuck and unable to assist in the emergency

Remnants: Plainville firefighter Kevin Laliberte was covered in ice and snow after the Friday morning blaze

While this is the most serious incident- given the inability to use the fire trucks and hydrants due to ice- this is not the only fire-ravaged building now covered in ice this week. 
In Minneapolis, Minnesota, there was an explosion in an apartment building that left one dead, two missing and 14 injured.
The snow was steadily coming down when they responded to the blaze on Wednesday.