A MetroWest home was demolished late Friday night, just hours after lightning ignited a fire that quickly spread. The blaze started in the middle of an intense thunderstorm that pummeled the region with lightning and downpours.Video shows firefighters responding to the home on Sears Road before 4 pm At the time, a strong thunderstorm was moving through the area.Southborough fire chief Steven Achilles said it was a lightning strike that hit the chimney that started this fire. Three firefighters were transported to the hospital with injuries battling the blaze, Achilles said. Two firefighters had broken bones and one suffered a hand injury during a so-called flashover incident. “They had fire above them, and the heat kept on coming down and down, and it got fresh air, and basically the second floor engulfed in fire,” Achillies said “Crews had to bailout down the stairwell, Achillies said. “Some of they got injured when that happened.”Southborough police say several homes were struck in the area during the storm. “We know we had some trees down and some other lightning strikes, but no other structure fires,” Achillies said. Approximately 50 members from various departments helped battle the fire.StormTeam 5 Interactive Radar recorded several strikes in the area around Sears Road.StormTeam 5 Meteorologist Mike Wankum said the intense storm activity was fueled by the day’s heat and humidity.A fire believed to be caused by lightning caused the death of an 84-year-old woman in New Hampshire on Thursday night, fire officials said.The fire marshal’s office reminded residents to make sure they have working smoke alarms and clear exits in their homes.
A MetroWest home was demolished late Friday night, just hours after lightning ignited a fire that quickly spread.
The blaze started in the middle of an intense thunderstorm that pummeled the region with lightning and downpours.
Video shows firefighters responding to the home on Sears Road before 4 pm At the time, a strong thunderstorm was moving through the area.
Southborough fire chief Steven Achilles said it was a lightning strike that hit the chimney that started this fire.
Three firefighters were transported to the hospital with injuries battling the blaze, Achilles said.
Two firefighters had broken bones and one suffered a hand injury during a so-called flashover incident.
“They had fire above them, and the heat kept on coming down and down, and it got fresh air, and basically the second floor engulfed in fire,” Achillies said
“Crews had to bailout down the stairwell, Achillies said. “Some of them got injured when that happened.”
Southborough police say several homes were struck in the area during the storm.
“We know we had some trees down and some other lightning strikes, but no other structure fires,” Achillies said.
Approximately 50 members from various departments helped battle the fire.
StormTeam 5 Interactive Radar recorded several strikes in the area around Sears Road.
StormTeam 5 Meteorologist Mike Wankum said the intense storm activity was fueled by the day’s heat and humidity.
A fire believed to be caused by lightning caused the death of an 84-year-old woman in New Hampshire on Thursday night, fire officials said. The fire marshal’s office reminded residents to make sure they have working smoke alarms and clear exits in their homes.
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