Lightning Strike Causes Fire in Area Just Outside City
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on March 23, 2023 via Connect-Bridgeport.com
WDTV is reporting that emergency crews responded to an explosion and fire at a home just outside Bridgeport in a development that primarily sits in Taylor County along the Taylor and Harrison County line.
It started around 6:45 a.m. Thursday at near a home on Wexford Way, just north of the North Central West Virginia Airport.
Officials on scene told 5 News the fire started after lightning struck a gas line, creating flames reaching an estimated 10-15 feet in the air.
The flow of gas was cut off to let the fire burn out.
Crews from several fire departments responded.
No injuries were reported and the fire did not reach nearby homes.
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Editor's Note: Photo courtesy of WDTV.
