Whiting firefighters use a ladder to battle a fire at 119th and Sheridan Sunday Jan. 20, 2013. | Guy Rhodes~ for Sun-Times Media
Fire crews work to douse a structure fire at 119th. St. and Sheridan Ave. in Whiting, Ind., Sunday, January 20, 2013. Firefighters from Whiting, Hammond, and East Chicago battled the blaze at the three-story structure, which began late Sunday afternoon, for more than four hours. | Guy Rhodes~For Sun-Times Media
Jennifer Domsich (left) of Whiting, Ind., watches a structure fire with her brother Brian Domsich, also of Whiting, at 119th. St. and Sheridan Ave. in Whiting, Ind., Sunday, January 20, 2013. Firefighters from Whiting, Hammond, and East Chicago battled the blaze at the three-story structure, which began late Sunday afternoon, for more than four hours. | Guy Rhodes~For Sun-Times Media
Whiting Fire Dept. Lt. Dan Banik adjusts a water cannon at the scene of a structure fire at 119th. St. and Sheridan Ave. in Whiting, Ind., Sunday, January 20, 2013. Firefighters from Whiting, Hammond, and East Chicago battled the blaze at the three-story structure, which began late Sunday afternoon, for more than four hours. | Guy Rhodes~For Sun-Times Media
Fire crews work to douse a structure fire at 119th. St. and Sheridan Ave. in Whiting, Ind., Sunday, January 20, 2013. Firefighters from Whiting, Hammond, and East Chicago battled the blaze at the three-story structure, which began late Sunday afternoon, for more than four hours. | Guy Rhodes~For Sun-Times Media
Flames glow through a window opening at the scene of a structure fire at 119th. St. and Sheridan Ave. in Whiting, Ind., Sunday, January 20, 2013. Firefighters from Whiting, Hammond, and East Chicago battled the blaze at the three-story structure, which began late Sunday afternoon, for more than four hours. | Guy Rhodes~For Sun-Times Media
The remains of Lubia's Dresses and Events shop smolder following a fire at 119th. St. and Sheridan Ave. in Whiting, Ind., Sunday, January 20, 2013. Firefighters from Whiting, Hammond, and East Chicago battled the blaze at the three-story structure, which began late Sunday afternoon, for more than four hours. | Guy Rhodes~For Sun-Times Media
Fire crews work to douse a structure fire at 119th. St. and Sheridan Ave. in Whiting, Ind., Sunday, January 20, 2013. Firefighters from Whiting, Hammond, and East Chicago battled the blaze at the three-story structure, which began late Sunday afternoon, for more than four hours. | Guy Rhodes~For Sun-Times Media
Firefighters from Whiting, Hammond, and East Chicago battled the blaze at the three-story structure, which began late Sunday afternoon, for more than four hours. | Guy Rhodes~For Sun-Times Media
Ice forms on tree branches behind the scene of a structure fire at 119th. St. and Sheridan Ave. in Whiting, Ind., Sunday, January 20, 2013. Firefighters from Whiting, Hammond, and East Chicago battled the blaze at the three-story structure, which began late Sunday afternoon, for more than four hours. | Guy Rhodes~For Sun-Times Media
Fire crews work to douse a structure fire at 119th. St. and Sheridan Ave. in Whiting, Ind., Sunday, January 20, 2013. Firefighters from Whiting, Hammond, and East Chicago battled the blaze at the three-story structure, which began late Sunday afternoon, for more than four hours. | Guy Rhodes~For Sun-Times Media
Fire crews work to douse a structure fire at 119th. St. and Sheridan Ave. in Whiting, Ind., Sunday, January 20, 2013. Firefighters from Whiting, Hammond, and East Chicago battled the blaze at the three-story structure, which began late Sunday afternoon, for more than four hours. | Guy Rhodes~For Sun-Times Media
WHITING — More than four hours after it started, firefighters were still trying to put out a blaze that hollowed out a three-story shop and apartment building in downtown Whiting Sunday night. No one was injured in the blaze, and there were no reports of … Read More