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Lightning Sparks Davisville House Fire, Minor Damage
July 24, 2008
Lightning was blamed for a fire that damaged a home in Davisville Wednesday afternoon.
The fire was reported about 2:30 at a home in the 9700 block of Highway 97 behind the Davisville Community Church. At the time, a line of storms was moving through the North Escambia area.
Someone at the home had extinguished the exterior fire with a garden hose by the time the first firefighters arrived on scene. There were no injuries reported.
The Walnut Hill Volunteer Fire Department, Century Volunteer Fire Department and Molino Volunteer Fire Department responded to the scene.
Pictured above: Fire sparked by lightning damaged the exterior of the home. Pictured below: Fire damaged the outside of this home behind the Davisville Community Church. Pictured bottom: A firefighter removes a ladder from a truck in preparation to check to the attic of the home. NorthEscambia.com exclusive photos, click to enlarge.
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