Crime & Safety
Car Explodes After Lightning Hits Pole, Wires Fall In Ocean City
A reader shared videos of a lightning strike that knocked over a pole and resulted in the car catching on fire Tuesday night.
OCEAN CITY, NJ — The sky lit up in Ocean City Tuesday night after lightning struck a utility pole. As a result, the wires fell onto a car, leading the car to explode in flames. A Patch reader posted video from the scene online, and those videos can be found below.
No one was injured in the incident, which took place at about 11 p.m. on 27th Street near Asbury Avenue. A second car was damaged in the incident, and about 15 people lost power, according to 6 ABC.
The sky lit up in #OCNJ tonight with wires down on 27th Street between Central and Asbury @6abc. pic.twitter.com/wHHmBu1WpU
— Teresa Hinke (@hinke_t) August 22, 2018
I’m beginning to feel like @HughE_Dillon on vacation. Downed wires burning a tree and stuck under a car in residential #OCNJ on 27th between Central and Asbury. @6abc pic.twitter.com/9U0SSaAdPo
— Teresa Hinke (@hinke_t) August 22, 2018
Unexpected fireworks tonight in #OCNJ. Downed wires, causing a tree and car to catch on fire in residential Ocean City, NJ. On 27th between Asbury and Central @UkeeWashington. pic.twitter.com/GYHSC6kGrf
— Teresa Hinke (@hinke_t) August 22, 2018
A little follow up video from last night’s downed wire, car fire in #OCNJ. On 27th Street between Asbury and Central. #fire #OCNJ pic.twitter.com/dH9Uei0hdP
— Teresa Hinke (@hinke_t) August 22, 2018
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