OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WECT) – The Oak Island Fire Department responded to a house fire caused by a lightning strike Wednesday night along with two other lightning strikes that caused minor damage.
Per the town, crews were dispatched to a strike at a home on NE 4th Street at 9:12 p.m. that caused minor damage but no fire.
Then two minutes later at 9:14 p.m., crews were dispatched to another lightning strike at 302 W Yacht Drive. Crews arrived within three minutes to find the home about 75 percent involved in fire, per the town. It was contained within 45 minutes with an aggressive response and two ladder units, but the home was still a total loss.
Nobody was inside the home at the time, and none of the surrounding structures were significantly damaged, the town says.
Then while crews were responding at Yacht Drive, there was a third call about a lightning strike, but this one did not result in a fire. The three calls were within a seven-block radius of each other.
“The Town of Oak Island and the Fire Department thank the mutual aid responders for their assistance during this event, which included the Oak Island Police Department, Bolivia Fire Department, Brunswick County EMS, Southport Fire Department, St. James Fire Department, Sunny Point Fire & Rescue, Sunset Harbor Zion Hill Volunteer fire Department, Winnabow Volunteer Fire Department, with standby assistance provided by Leland Fire Department and Supply Volunteer Fire Department. The Town of Oak Island and the Fire Department sincerely appreciate the assistance of all responding agencies,” a town announcement states.
