BARNESVILLE, Minn. (KFGO) – A Barnesville home is a total loss in a fire caused by a lightning strike during a severe thunderstorm.
Fire Chief Michael Stetz says the Scott and Megan Bauer family got out safely. He says the house was fully involved when firefighters arrived on scene around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday morning.
Stetz is unsure where the lightning hit but he says flames were pouring from the roof and the home’s interior. The lightning also struck the town’s water tower, knocking out power to the tower for a short time.
Fire departments, Sabin, Rothsay and Hawley assisted Barnesville firefighters.
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