Tuesday, March 20, 2012
At 10:33pm Cornelius Fire and Huntersville Station 2 were
dispatched for a lightning strike to a residence with possible fire in the
attic on John Connor road in the Peninsula neighborhood on Lake Norman in Cornelius.
Cornelius Fire arrived on location and reported heavy smoke with fire showing through the roof
and a working fire alert was transmitted. This brought additional units from
Huntersville Station 1 and the Davidson Fire Department. While Cornelius
Engine 2 made an initial attack on the fire, Huntersville E22 arrived on
location and was assigned to the roof for ventilation. Davidson Engine 1
established RIT and Huntersville Engine 1 arrived and assisted Cornelius with
an aggressive attack on the fire in the attic. The aggressive attack knocked
the fire down quickly with the fire damage contained to the attic, the roof and
the master bedroom of the structure. There was extensive water damage throughout
the 2nd and 1st floors of the structure, however due to
salvage operations, with tarps, some furniture was saved on the first floor. Extensive
overhaul required an extended time on scene, with all Huntersville units clear
the scene by 2:15am. Mount Mourne FD (Iredell County) and Huntersville Station
3 provided a move up company and covered the response areas while the crews were busy with the
fire. Residents reported a loud bang that they believed was a lightning strike
at the front of the house just before the fire.
Residents
sought the assistance of the Red Cross for temporary housing.
Units on scene: Huntersville Engine 22, Engine 1 and Heavy
Rescue 1, Cornelius Engine 2, Engine 3 and Engine 4, Ladder 4 and Heavy Rescue
4, Davidson Engine 1, Mecklenburg County
Fire Marshall, Medic ALS stand-by, Cornelius Police Department and the Red
Cross. Photos courtesy of WBTV and CorneliusNews.net
News stories:
http://www.wbtv.com/story/17207817/lightning-sparks-house-fire
http://corneliusnews.net/blog/2012/03/21/lightning-strike-sets-fire-to-john-connor-rd-home/
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