Crime & Safety
PHOTOS: Lightning Strikes Northbrook House
Firefighters believe a lightning strike caused a roof fire on Royal Ridge Drive last Thursday, June 9.
Click through the photo gallery at right to see images of a roof on fire during the major thunderstorms last week.
Firefighters from Northbrook, Glenview and Northfield responded to the home on Royal Ridge Drive around 7:30 or 8 a.m. Thursday, July 9, according to Deputy Chief Ron Schinleber.
Just before the fire, witnesses saw a large bolt of lightning strike in the area, and Northbrook's fire investigator concluded that the blaze was likely caused by lightning, Schinleber said.
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"There was some smoke and flame in the attic, but they put it out with the pump cans," he added.
The strike caused a hole roughly big enough to put your hand through, he noted. Firefighters climbed the roof to put out the small fire and cover the hole with tarp.
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Photos by Tim Olk, Fire Department Photo Unit.
