fire firegeezer on 30 Jul 2007 07:35 am
Lightning Strike on Long Island Starts Fires
IN FRANKLIN CENTER, LONG ISLAND a lightning strike on a transformer brought lines down and started fires in two houses and a garage. The live wires impeded the firefighters from attacking the blazes keeping them from going into the structures which were charged with the electricity. One firefighter was shocked when he stepped into an electrified puddle and another was knocked down when he gripped a house door handle that was charged. Altogether there were 10 minor injuries to FF’s.
