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House Struck By Lightning During Sunday's Severe Weather
By Chief Andrew Llewellyn
August 22, 2011
At 5:15 Sunday evening, South Salem Firefighters were requested to respond to a house on Patriot Pass in Waacabuc. The dispatch was for a house struck by lightning with an odor of smoke in the residence. A full Department response was quickly on the road consisting of the three chiefs, two engines, tanker, rescue, and fire police with the utility.
As units arrived all levels of the house were checked for fire and structural damage that may have resulted from the lightning strike. There was visible damage to the exterior and roof of the structure, but no fire or smoke.
Firefighters cleared within thirty minutes.
Units:
Car 2451, Car 2452, Car 2453, Engine 167, Engine 168, Tanker 2, Rescue 21, Utility 79
