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Dozens of people came out Tuesday night to voice their concerns about a proposed sales tax increase. The Madison City Council held a meeting at City Hall.More >>
Dozens of people came out Tuesday night to voice their concerns about a proposed sales tax increase. The Madison City Council held a meeting at City Hall.More >>
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) -
Firefighters responded to several lightning related fires Monday.
A home on Jacqueline Drive caught fire around 6 p.m. Monday night.
Officials said lightning struck the house and traveled through a laptop which then caught the mattress on fire.
Firefighters said lightning fires like this are not uncommon.
"When lightning strikes your house, it finds a path to get to the ground and usually it's through your home, and it can set several fires inside your home while it's finding that path," said Fire Prevention Investigator, Dan Wilkerson.
Officials said people with multi-story homes should buy a lightning rod to direct the electricity to the ground instead of into the home.
The lightning traveled through the laptop and set the mattress on fire.
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