"Fire extinguisher factory destroyed in massive blaze"

"A Chicago factory that makes chemicals for use in fire extinguishers was destroyed in a massive blaze Thursday night."

More than 150 firefighters responded to the scene and it took them nearly three hours to extinguish the fire. The crews had difficulty getting enough water to the building because of a lack of hydrants and had to perform an "inline operation," in which six trucks were spaced out over a mile and connected by hoses to pipe water, the Chicago Tribune reported.

High flames from the blaze could be spotted from miles away and thick black smoke choked a nearby highway.