Firefighter left with icicles on his moustache after fighting fire in storm

Caption: Credit score:
Joshua Hetzler

An unlikely picture of fireside and ice emerged over the weekend as a Nor’easter snow storm swept brutally throughout the US from Virginia to Maine.

A firefighter battling a four-alarm blaze was photographed with frozen strong icicles over his helmet, protecting gear and moustache.

Video footage of the scene confirmed flames popping out of the roof of a Massachusetts dwelling as water from the hearth hoses shaped into ice and icicles.

The unidentified firefighter labored the blaze at a multi-family dwelling on Irving Avenue in Fall River on Saturday night time. The road was coated with not solely water, however ice, based on officers.

The unidentified firefighter was coated in icicles after battling the blaze in the course of a snow storm (Image: Joshua Hetzler)

Fireplace crews have been confronted with a number of challenges in addition to the blizzard, making an attempt to get to the house. A tow truck was deserted on the road and a plow truck obstructed entry from a close-by avenue.

‘They battled some actually powerful circumstances,’ Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan advised the Herald Information, referring to ice, snow and wind.

‘It was an prolonged battle,’ Coogan stated, including that ‘it might have been quite a bit worse’.

Firefighters did a ‘great job’ saving the residents, the mayor stated.

The house had ‘catastrophic harm’ and about 80% of it collapsed. The firefighters efficiently stopped the blaze from spreading to different buildings.

One firefighter was reportedly harm whereas trying to get into the burning dwelling, and one other one apparently slipped and fell inside. The one civilian harm reported was a neighbor who skilled problem respiratory.

The Fall River Fireplace Division is investigating the reason for the hearth.

Winter storm Kenan introduced greater than two ft of snow to some areas of the Atlantic coast and freezing temperatures right down to Florida and a few of the Caribbean. Boston tied its report of most snowfall in sooner or later – 23.6 inches. Areas south of the town had much more snow, 18 to 30 inches.

One other winter storm is anticipated to batter the US this week. The heaviest snowfall, 36 inches, is forecast for the central and southern Rockies. It might hit 14 states together with components of Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan, and affect 90million individuals.