Whiting firefighters responded to an extra alarm fire in downtown Whiting, Indiana and fought a fully-involved apartment fire while temperatures were well below freezing.
VIDEO: Fully-involved apartment fire and firefighting
operations while the air temperature was about
23°F with a 14°F wind chill.
Dozens of residents were displaced after a fire spread through a multi-residence building Sunday afternoon in Whiting, Indiana about 4:15 p.m. The three-story building is located 119th Street and Sheridan. The three-story building houses a dress shop on the first floor and about 10-12 apartment units on two floors above the retail level.
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