TOWNSEND, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – A home in Townsend caught fire early Sunday morning, according to the Town of Lakewood Fire Department.
Fire crews were called to a home on Dencur Lane at 3:30 a.m. and found the house fully engulfed in flames.
After putting out the fire, Lakewood Fire Department says that Wisconsin Public Service confirmed that lightning struck the home after they found a blown electrical box by the road.
WPS says that the electrical box blew due to the lightning strike being fed back to the home’s electrical panel.
Officials say there were no injuries from the fire.
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