Lightning sparks garage fire in Naperville
A lightning strike sparked a garage fire in Naperville on Tuesday.
The Naperville Fire Department (NFD) responded to a home on the 1400 block of Larsen Ln. after getting a call about the incident just after 3:10 p.m., according to a news release from the NFD.
The caller said their home’s attached garage was struck by lightning and was on fire. Once on scene, firefighters saw the fire coming through the garage’s roof, with flames going into the living space above. They were able to get the fire under control in under 10 minutes.
The building was deemed habitable, and no one was injured. Officials estimate the fire caused $40,000 in damages.
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