Firefighters battle extreme wind and cold to put out Rockford house fire
Twenty-four firefighters responded to a blaze around 11 p.m. Saturday night, battling extreme wind and cold temperatures to extinguish a house fire that started in a basement and caused $75,000 worth of damage.
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — With extreme weather, firefighters still have to work in the cold temperatures. "We have lots of problems," said Stillman Valley Fire Protection District Chief Chad Hoefle. "We try really hard to make sure that things don't freeze up. But when it gets this cold, it's very…
(KRON) — Two families were displaced by a three-alarm house fire on the 700 block of Madonna Drive in Suisun City Sunday evening. The house fire broke out near a shed around 6:40 p.m. and was burning dangerously close to nearby homes, the Suisun City Fire Department said. A propane…
By Samantha Flom Contributing Writer Strong Santa Ana winds will continue to whip Southern California over the next few days, creating what the National Weather Service is calling a “particularly dangerous situation” as firefighters close in on their second week of battling the intense wildfires torching the region. A wind advisory…