Firefighters braved brutal cold Monday night to douse flames at a home on Williams Drive in Prospect.
Crews arrived to find flames emanating from the house at 14 Williams Drive. Everyone made it out safely and no emergency responders were hurt, but fire officials said the extreme cold posed a problem. Water has been freezing on firefighters' clothing, limiting mobility.
"The cold has absolutely made this difficult. It made it difficult for us to just move around; the water's freezing on everybody and the ground, so it's hard to walk around the house and on the roadway," explained Prospect Fire Chief Jason Kolodziej. "So everything's freezing up on us making it that much more difficult."
Kolodziej said the home is "pretty much a total loss," and the American Red Cross has been called out to help the family.
Firefighters were still working to put out hot spots as of about 8:30 p.m.
It's not clear what sparked the flames.
