Firefighters including Mattson's Tim Syren deal with the cold temperatures while fighting a house fire in the 4100 block of Oakwood in Matteson, Illinois, Friday, January 31, 2013. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Salt is spread on the street to help with footing as water turns to ice as firefighters deal with the cold temperatures while fighting a house fire in the 4100 block of Oakwood in Matteson, Illinois, Friday, January 31, 2013. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

A woman with tears running down her face reacts at the scene of a house fire in the 4100 block of Oakwood in Matteson, Illinois, Friday, January 31, 2013. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Smoke escapes from the second floor as firefighters deal with the cold temperatures while fighting a house fire in the 4100 block of Oakwood in Matteson, Illinois, Friday, January 31, 2013. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Salt is spread on the street to help with footing as water turns to ice as firefighters deal with the cold temperatures while fighting a house fire in the 4100 block of Oakwood in Matteson, Illinois, Friday, January 31, 2013. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Firefighters stand where salt has been spread on the street while they deal with the cold temperatures fighting a house fire in the 4100 block of Oakwood in Matteson, Illinois, Friday, January 31, 2013. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Firefighters pull lines into the house while fighting a fire in the 4100 block of Oakwood in Matteson, Illinois, Friday, January 31, 2013. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Smoke leaks out from the damaged second floor of a house fire in the 4100 block of Oakwood in Matteson, Illinois, Friday, January 31, 2013. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

Firefighters cover their heads as they deal with the cold temperatures while fighting a house fire in the 4100 block of Oakwood in Matteson, Illinois, Friday, January 31, 2013. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media

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