{"id":52635,"date":"2025-07-21T01:45:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T05:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/?p=52635"},"modified":"2025-07-20T19:52:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T23:52:35","slug":"fires-caused-by-weekend-lightning-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2025\/07\/21\/fires-caused-by-weekend-lightning-strikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Fires Caused By Weekend Lightning Strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6769\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2016\/06\/26\/ambulance-struck-by-lightning\/lightning-strike\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/lightning-strike.jpg?fit=136%2C170&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"136,170\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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Kentuckiana.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>According to the Taylorsville-Spencer County Fire Department, two homes were hit by lightning on Nevin Lane in Fisherville overnight on Friday, July 18.<\/p>\n<p>No one was reported to be injured in either incident, and damage is believed to be minimal.<\/p>\n<p>An apartment complex was also struck in the Beuchel neighborhood in Louisville on Saturday, July 19.<\/p>\n<p>Fern Creek Fire said they arrived to find smoke in the attic but were able to get it under control quickly.<\/p>\n<p>A person living in one of the units said lightning had hit an electrical box on the building.<\/p>\n<p>There were no reported injuries by the apartment complex or Fern Creek Fire.<br \/>\nSource: WAVE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least three different homes have been struck by lightning in this weekend\u2019s storms, causing fires across 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