Crime & Safety

‘Kind of Like a Blowtorch’

The lightning strike that started a house fire on Saturday hit a gas meter.

The lightning that hit a gas meter that fed the blaze.

“It’s kind of like a blowtorch,” said Cmdr. John Wallgren.

A resident across the street posted this video of the fire on youtube.

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Firefighters got the call about the fire, at a townhome at the 2200 block of St. Johns Place, at 3:05 p.m. Saturday. None of the residents at the building were home at the time, and no firefighters were injured in the incident.

 

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