The homeonwer said she heard a loud clap of lightning and soon found flames inside her dining room. She called 9-1-1 immediately, suspecting that lightning had struck her home, and went outside to ...

A lightning strike sparked a fire destroying a home in The Villages. It was our No. 6 story of 2025. Multiple callers reported smoke and flames com Ma ...

A wildfire sparked Monday evening by lightning was threatening 20 structures near Klondyke in Eastern Arizona, not far from Safford. The Cedar Fire, estimated at 15 acres, was reportedly within a ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A lightning strike damaged a home in Port Aransas early Thursday morning. A multi-agency effort between the Port Aransas Fire Department, Corpus Christi Fire Department, ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. LIVINGSTON - A Sunday evening lightning strike quickly turned into a 100-acre wildfire that lit ...

The Hudson Volunteer Fire Department is recruiting 14 to 17 year olds for a program that teaches firefighting, emergency medical services and rescue. Sheriff deputies from Newton County made 43 ...

OLA, Ark. — What began as a quiet evening quickly turned into a nightmare for James and his wife at their home just outside of Ola, when a lightning strike ignited a fire in their attic, sparking a ...

Lightning caused a house fire in Brentwood late Wednesday night, according to the fire department. No injuries were reported. The home on Anderson Avenue, near Walnut Avenue, had only minor damage ...

ATASCOCITA, Texas — Firefighters responded to an apartment fire in Atascocita Saturday after a reported lightning strike, according to the Atascocita Fire Department. Crews were first called to the ...

Dry lightning sparks dozens of fires as research points to more strikes. Dozens of California fires followed a Labor Day burst of dry lightning. A new analysis projects up to 12 more days a year with ...

Oscar Sinaswee said he was sitting inside his Orange County home Tuesday night, when he heard thunder that was followed by a lighting strike. Sinaswee and his wife, Monica, walked outside to check ...

BLACKWOOD, N.J. (WPVI) -- Authorities believe lightning sparked a small fire that led to the evacuation of a Camden County Catholic school. Firefighters were called to Our Lady of Hope School on the ...