article_snippet: With temperatures in the area reaching below freezing in Schenectady, firefighters - and the buildings - were left covered in ice as authorities tried to hose down a fire.
article_snippet: Firefighters and -digit equipment were covered in ice on Friday as they fought a blaze in Schenectady, New York .
article_snippet: Schenectady firefighter Shaun Burns is caked in ice while battling a blaze that gutted two five-story apartment buildings on Friday .
article_snippet: Fire Chief Ray Senecal said three Schenectady firefighters were injured as three Schenectady firefighters fought a fire, according to the Daily Gazette.
article_snippet: Fire Chief Ray Senecal added that the cold weather did not help put out a fire.
article_snippet: But we had some problems with some hydrants,' Fire Chief Ray Senecal told the Daily Gazette.
article_snippet: And while three Schenectady firefighters got covered in ice as three Schenectady firefighters battled a fire, it appears that winter is holding up in much of the country.
article_snippet: A fire engine is encased in ice as A fire engine sits at the scene of the multi-alarm fire that displaced about 60 people .
article_snippet: Fire Chief Ray Senecal said three Schenectady firefighters were injured as the fought a fire and that the crew had trouble with a few of the hydrants because of the cold temperatures .