Massachusetts

Lightning Sparks House Fires in Massachusetts

Thunderstorms left damage Thursday afternoon in parts of Massachusetts.

Authorities in Webster believe lightning caused a house fire on Day Lane. The fire chief says the call came in after a lightning strike.

One firefighter was injured battling that fire. The patient was taken away on a stretcher, but officials describe the injury as minor.

A house caught fire Thursday after a lightning strike in Webster, Massachusetts.

Lightning also struck a tree on Kendall Hill Road in Sterling, splintering it and knocking much of it to the ground.

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Sterling Police

The National Weather Service confirmed other reports of downed trees across Massachusetts and in Rhode Island, as well as a report of lightning causing another house fire in Walpole.

Additionally, the storm brought down trees and wires in Connecticut, leading to power outages.

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