Kansas City, Kansas, firefighters today battled both a fire and freezing conditions.
Fire crews responded to a fire at 9:41 a.m. Tuesday at a home at 259 N. Mill St., according to a spokesman for the Fire Department.
Heavy smoke and fire was showing from all the windows when the crews arrived, the spokesman, Scott Schaunaman, stated.
The snow and the freezing temperatures made surfaces hazardous to walk on, and because water used in attacking the fire has a chance of freezing, it increased the danger on the ground and ladders.
All the windows and doors of the home had been boarded up with plywood, and no utilities were running to the property, the spokesman stated.
The spokesman stated that damage to the home was significant, and the cause of the fire was under investigation.