Firefighters extinguish lightning-caused residential fire in Newberry

Jul 22, 2024 11:28 am
Firefighters responded to a lightning-caused blaze at a Newberry residential structure on Sunday afternoon.
Firefighters responded to a lightning-caused blaze at a Newberry residential structure on Sunday afternoon.
Courtesy of ACFR
A firehouse goes up the stairs at a Newberry residential structure struck by lightning on Sunday.
Courtesy of ACFR A firehouse goes up the stairs at a Newberry residential structure struck by lightning on Sunday.

Multiple firefighting units responded to a three-floor, multi-unit residential structure fire in Newberry that was started by a lightning strike on Sunday afternoon.

According to an Alachua County Fire Rescue (ACFR) release, units from ACFR, Newberry Fire Rescue and High Springs Fire Department responded at 5:41 p.m. to the blaze in the Country Way development.

The dispatch center received a call saying that lightning had struck the roof of one of a three-story building from an afternoon thunderstorm.

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When firefighters arrived, they found an interior fire going. They controlled the blaze and the damage was limited to the apartment of origin.

Five families were displaced due to the fire, but no loss of life or injuries were reported.

The upstairs of a residential structure in Newberry that was struck by lightning on Sunday.
Courtesy of ACFR The upstairs of a residential structure in Newberry that was struck by lightning on Sunday.

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