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After

Lightning Storm Damage!

It isn't everyday that we have to help a family clean up their home after they have had a lightning fire. Most homes have a grounding wire on their roof to keep lighting damage from happening, which this house had but it had malfunctioned.

Firefighter Procedures

The house was hit and it started a fire in the blown in insulation. The firefighters had two options at this point: Tear down the ceiling or cut through the roof. They tore most of the ceiling down to get at the fire and sprayed water into the attic to put it out. As you can see the kitchen was damaged from the process but the fire was out, and the damage to the ceiling is less than having to replace a roof.