Austin, Minn., firefighters Troy Holtz, with hose, and Tim Hansen play water on a hot spot on an icy street Friday morning, Jan. 16, 2009 after a fire destroyed several businesses on Thursday in Austin, Minn. Temperatures at the start of the blaze hovered around 13 below zero. Bone-numbing cold continued its grip on large swathes of the Midwest and Northeast, with temperatures in many areas among the coldest in years.
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