COVENTRY, Conn. — The frame of a backyard shed is all that remains after a bolt of lightning struck it and caused a fire overnight Tuesday, according to Coventry firefighters.
Coventry Fire EMS was called to a home on Pucker St. just after 2 a.m. Tuesday for a report of a shed fire.
Firefighters from the town of Columbia assisted Coventry in putting out the fire.
The Coventry Fire Marshal confirmed on social media that a lightning strike sparked the fire.
"The lightning strike was so powerful, debris was found over 70 feet from the shed," Coventry Fire EMS said in a social media post.
No injuries were reported.
The Coventry fire department had other calls come in during the fire, which firefighters said spread crews thin. Coventry Ambulance responded to a residential fire in Mansfield on Tuesday, which was also confirmed to be caused by lightning. Units from neighboring towns also responded to a crash on Route 6.
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