Crews were working the scene of a large apartment fire Saturday afternoon in Normal.
The fire happened around 1:40 p.m. at the Sugar Creek Apartments near Linden Street and Vernon Avenue.
The Normal Fire Department is asking the public to avoid the area and to not drive over fire hoses or around fire vehicles.
Bloomington Fire crews also were assisting at the scene.
"The cold weather is posing undesirable conditions for crews at the scene," the Bloomington Firefighters Union-IAFF Local 49 said on Facebook.
The temperature has been below 10 degrees all day.
Illinois State University sent buses to the complex, apparently to relocate students impacted by the fire.