Arctic air grips much of US in cold snap – in pictures
Bundled up against the extreme cold, Julie Caruso of Akron, Ohio, waits in a long line for a tour of the White House in Washington on TuesdayPhotograph: Kevin LaMarque/ReutersSteam forms amidst cars driving in subzero temperatures on Tuesday in MinneapolisPhotograph: David Joles/APFirefighters work to extinguish a massive blaze at a vacant warehouse in Chicago on Wednesday. Fire officials said a third of all Chicago firefighters were on the scene at one point or another trying to put out the flamesPhotograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images
Ice covers the Chicago warehouse. Fire department officials said it was the biggest fire the department has had to battle in yearsPhotograph: John Gress/ReutersThe frozen ice covered pair of gloves belonging to a Chicago firefighter stand frozen on a railing behind him late Tuesday nightPhotograph: Charles Rex Arbogast/APA truck is encased in ice after the warehouse fire in ChicagoPhotograph: John Gress/ReutersIn Boston, a commuter man grimaces as he adjusts his hood while walking in temperatures that hovered around 5F (-15C)Photograph: Jessica Rinaldi/ReutersIcicles hang from pipes inside the Times Square subway station in New York on Wednesday, when commuters faced temperatures in the teens (-9C) on their way to workPhotograph: Donald King/APA man walks his dog across the frozen Lake Harriet near MinneapolisPhotograph: ERIC MILLER/ReutersA woman walks down a street on one of the coldest days of the year in New York City on Wednesday. Despite the cold, January will go down as one of the warmest on record in the cityPhotograph: Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesA woman bundles up against the cold on 7th avenue in New York on WednesdayPhotograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
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