CHICAGO — Two frozen hydrants hindered firefighters’ efforts to extinguish a garage fire in Chicago overnight.
ABC7 Chicago reported that crews responded to reports of a blaze around 1:50 a.m. Monday.
Chicago Water Department workers were called to the scene to help thaw the frozen hydrants and others nearby after the fire was struck.
The garage was a total loss. The wind caused the fire to spread to a nearby garage, which sustained significant damage.
“I saw the fire trucks. They had the water going. It was pretty windy outside. I was just concerned that it was going to catch my garage, which it did. So a lot of the contents of my garage have been burned up, unfortunately. But we’re safe. That’s all that matters,” said Debbie Gray, who lives next door.