English: A trio of burned-out houses stand in ruins on the south side of Glenwood Avenue in Buffalo, New York, as seen on a January 2023 afternoon about two weeks after a historic blizzard that brought four feet of snow, hurricane-force winds, whiteout conditions, and 46 deaths to Buffalo and the surrounding suburbs: in the words of Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, "the worst storm in [the] community's history, surpassing the Blizzard of '77". However, among the most disastrous effects of the storm was the effect it had on emergency response services such as police, fire, and medical transportation: with the vast majority of police vehicles, fire apparatus, and ambulances stranded in the snow and unable to respond to calls, the storm saw the complete suspension of 911 service in Buffalo and the neighboring town of Cheektowaga for the first time in the history of the system. Indeed, seven of the 46 deaths occurred due to what officials characterized as delayed EMS response. That was true also in the case of these houses: fire trucks were ultimately able to reach the scene, but efforts to stop the blaze had to be scuttled when it was discovered the water in the firehoses was frozen. The apartments were occupied at the time of the blaze, but thankfully there were no deaths. The buildings were demolished about a week after this photo was taken.