ROANE COUNTY THUNDERSTORMS Lightning Sparks Fires in Roane County
Reported by: Latasha Hughes
Web Producer: Latasha Hughes
Reported: Jul. 3, 2012 7:35 PM EDT
Updated: Jul. 3, 2012 7:48 PM EDT
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Spencer
, Roane County
, West Virginia
Evening thunderstorms stir up trouble in Roane County Tuesday.
Roane County dispatchers started receiving calls just before 6:30 p. m.
Crews battled flames at a home on Triplett Road, just outside Spencer, after it was struck by lightning and caught fire. The same thing happened to a barn on Toms Run in Reedy.
Dispatchers also said the Man Trailer Court in Spencer received significant damage from thunderstorms.
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Latasha Hughes
