Lightning Strikes Warren Municipal Building

WARREN, NJ — Lightning struck the Warren Township Municipal Building causing damage to electrical equipment on Monday, the borough announced through email.

The lightning hit the building located at 46 Mountain Blvd. on Monday, July 18 around 4 p.m. during a severe thunderstorm.

Nine computers were affected, six which need new network interface cards and three that were completely destroyed, the borough stated.

"The phone system was seriously affected and repairs began Tuesday morning and will continue until Thursday morning when parts will be available," the email stated. "The municipal building is very vulnerable to lightning strikes that cause damage due to the old wiring in the building. The last serious strike was in June 2014 when several computers, police radios and the phone system were affected."

Anyone who needs to reach the Municipal Court are advised to send an email directly to that person via the Township website at: warrennj.org.

The Court is expected to have phones after 11 a.m. Thursday morning.

The Emergency 911 number to Dispatch is not affected and residents are able to reach most municipal building departments by dialing (908) 753-8000.

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