Lightning strikes house in Brooklyn, sparks 2-alarm fire
Lightning struck a home on Jerome Street and Arlington Avenue in Cypress Hills Wednesday, sparking a fire.
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Jul 23, 2020, 12:04 AM
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Updated 1,637 days ago
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Lightning struck a home on Jerome Street and Arlington Avenue in Cypress Hills Wednesday, sparking a fire.
The FDNY says they responded to the scene around 7:35 p.m. for an attic fire in a private dwelling.
The FDNY says 25 units and 106 members responded to the two-alarm fire.
The Cypress Hill family tells News 12 they are just happy to be alive. They say they felt their whole house shake and had a gut feeling that something was wrong.
It took over 100 firefighters to put out the blaze Wednesday night.
There have been no reported injuries at this time.
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