Lightning

The Wales, Maine Fire Department responded Wednesday night to a rare phenomenon, a lightning strike that caused a tree to burn from the inside out

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It was a wild weather night across Aroostook County on Wednesday, and a lightning strike caught a barn on fire in the town of Bridgewater. According to Matthew Powers of the Bridgewater Fire Department, crews from the Bridgewater, and Monticello Fire Departments responded to a barn fire at 222 Snow Road at 8:05 p.m. Wednesday that started from a lightning strike.

There were some dramatic moments as severe thunderstorms swept through Aroostook County Wednesday evening.

A violent thunderstorm that swept through the Caribou area Wednesday triggered a fire that left a family of three homeless. Caribou Fire Chief Scott Susi said that lightning struck the roof of a home on Scenic Drive late in the day.  The strike shattered the chimney and then entered the attic, sparking a fire...

A lightning strike caused a fire at a 24-unit housing complex in Washburn Sunday afternoon that forced the evacuation of the building.

Lightning sparked a fire that forced the evacuation of the Washburn Estates housing complex Sunday afternoon. Richard Tompkins is a neighbor who helped alert tenants about the fire. He talks about being one of the first people on the scene.

According to Washburn residents - lightning struck the Washburn Estates resulting in a fire - forcing those inside the building to evacuate.