PHOTOS: Lightning strike damages SUV, causes electrical fire at Vandalia home Tuesday
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Old Springfield Road Lightning Strike A lightning strike was blamed for causing significant damage to an SUV and blowing-out the electrical outlets inside a Vandalia home Tuesday morning. Firefighters say a tree was hit by the bolt but lightning traveled underground before causing the electrical fire inside the house. (Dontre Drexelius/Staff)
Old Springfield Road Lightning Strike A lightning strike was blamed for causing significant damage to an SUV and blowing-out the electrical outlets inside a Vandalia home Tuesday morning. Firefighters say a tree was hit by the bolt but lightning traveled underground before causing the electrical fire inside the house. (Dontre Drexelius/Staff)
Old Springfield Road Lightning Strike A lightning strike was blamed for causing significant damage to an SUV and blowing-out the electrical outlets inside a Vandalia home Tuesday morning. Firefighters say a tree was hit by the bolt but lightning traveled underground before causing the electrical fire inside the house. (Dontre Drexelius/Staff)
Old Springfield Road Lightning Strike A lightning strike was blamed for causing significant damage to an SUV and blowing-out the electrical outlets inside a Vandalia home Tuesday morning. Firefighters say a tree was hit by the bolt but lightning traveled underground before causing the electrical fire inside the house. (Dontre Drexelius/Staff)
Old Springfield Road Lightning Strike A lightning strike was blamed for causing significant damage to an SUV and blowing-out the electrical outlets inside a Vandalia home Tuesday morning. Firefighters say a tree was hit by the bolt but lightning traveled underground before causing the electrical fire inside the house. (Dontre Drexelius/Staff)
Old Springfield Road Lightning Strike A lightning strike was blamed for causing significant damage to an SUV and blowing-out the electrical outlets inside a Vandalia home Tuesday morning. Firefighters say a tree was hit by the bolt but lightning traveled underground before causing the electrical fire inside the house. (Dontre Drexelius/Staff)
Old Springfield Road Lightning Strike A lightning strike was blamed for causing significant damage to an SUV and blowing-out the electrical outlets inside a Vandalia home Tuesday morning. Firefighters say a tree was hit by the bolt but lightning traveled underground before causing the electrical fire inside the house. (Dontre Drexelius/Staff)
Old Springfield Road Lightning Strike A lightning strike was blamed for causing significant damage to an SUV and blowing-out the electrical outlets inside a Vandalia home Tuesday morning. Firefighters say a tree was hit by the bolt but lightning traveled underground before causing the electrical fire inside the house. (Dontre Drexelius/Staff)
Old Springfield Road Lightning Strike A lightning strike was blamed for causing significant damage to an SUV and blowing-out the electrical outlets inside a Vandalia home Tuesday morning. Firefighters say a tree was hit by the bolt but lightning traveled underground before causing the electrical fire inside the house. (Dontre Drexelius/Staff)
Old Springfield Road Lightning Strike A lightning strike was blamed for causing significant damage to an SUV and blowing-out the electrical outlets inside a Vandalia home Tuesday morning. Firefighters say a tree was hit by the bolt but lightning traveled underground before causing the electrical fire inside the house. (Dontre Drexelius/Staff)
Old Springfield Road Lightning Strike A lightning strike was blamed for causing significant damage to an SUV and blowing-out the electrical outlets inside a Vandalia home Tuesday morning. Firefighters say a tree was hit by the bolt but lightning traveled underground before causing the electrical fire inside the house. (Dontre Drexelius/Staff)
Old Springfield Road Lightning Strike Lightning was blamed for causing damage to this SUV in Vandalia Tuesday morning. Firefighters said a nearby tree was hit by lightning, sending limbs into the vehicle. Several outlets inside the house were also destroyed in the strike. (Dontre Drexelius/Staff)
Old Springfield Road Lightning Strike Several electrical outlets in this Vandalia home were destroyed after lightning hit a tree outside the house, then traveled inside, igniting the outlets. An SUV outside the house was also heavily damaged. (Dontre Drexelius/Staff)
