Crime & Safety
Lightning Hits Tree, Causes Old Lyme House Fire: Update
Firefighters battled the blaze early Wednesday morning, May 23.
OLD LYME, CT — A lightning strike is being blamed for igniting a house fire on Talcott Farm Road in Old Lyme Wednesday morning, reports Fox61 News.
WTNH-TV reports that lightning struck a tree on the property, which then sparked an electrical fire at the house.
No injuries were reported. Firefighters responded to the scene to battle the early morning blaze, and all occupants of the home had already gotten out by the time fire crews had arrived.
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#BREAKING Old Lyme police confirming the fire department is responding to a home for a possible fire caused by lightning. This is happening on Talcott Farm road. That's a private road off of route 156. Details on @WTNH
— Laura Hutchinson (@LauraHutch8) May 23, 2018
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