South Suburbs

Crews battle Palos Park house fire in frigid conditions

Footage captured by an NBC Chicago photographer showed smoke pouring out of the home and firefighters battled hazy conditions inside.

Fire crews were working to extinguish a blaze at a home in south suburban Palos Park on Monday evening, authorities said.

The fire was reported before 5 p.m. at a residence in the area of 123rd Street and 81st Avenue. According to a Facebook post from the Palos Park Police Department, an officer on patrol noticed smoke coming from a home.

Footage captured by an NBC Chicago photographer showed smoke pouring out of the home and firefighters battled hazy conditions inside.

Dozens of firefighters succeeded in knocking out hotspots that flared up - on a night when water used to fight the fires freezes as quickly as it lands.

"It is amazing. The street was loaded with water... working in this weather," said neighbor Beverly Lynch.

No one was home at the time, and no injuries were reported, authorities said.

Fire officials confirmed the fire started in the basement and traveled all the way to the attic of the one-story building, but didn’t spread to any other homes.

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