See Cars Encased in Ice as Firefighters Put Out Brooklyn Blaze

Cars encased in ice as firefighters put out 7-alarm warehouse fire.

ByABC News
February 1, 2015, 4:24 PM
Vehicles and a building are covered with ice as firefighters work to keep a warehouse fire down in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015.
Vehicles and a building are covered with ice as firefighters work to keep a warehouse fire down in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015.
Seth Wenig/AP Photo

— -- Cars and motorcycles were completely encased in ice in Brooklyn, N.Y., today after firefighters used tons of water to put out a blaze at a warehouse.

PHOTO: Vehicles and a building are covered with ice as firefighters work to keep a warehouse fire down in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015.
Vehicles and a building are covered with ice as firefighters work to keep a warehouse fire down in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015.

About 275 firefighters were at the scene of the seven-alarm fire in Williamsburg, where they faced wind and cold temperatures so severe that ice formed on their helmets, The Associated Press reports.

PHOTO: Firefighters work to keep down a fire at a warehouse in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015.
Firefighters work to keep down a fire at a warehouse in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015.
PHOTO: The Manhattan skyline can barely been seen over a smoldering fire in a warehouse in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015.
The Manhattan skyline can barely been seen over a smoldering fire in a warehouse in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015.

The thick smoke was sustained by paper inside the warehouse. One person was treated for smoke inhalation, but no other injuries were reported, according to the AP.

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