On Saturday morning Midway Engine 35, Truck 36 and B/C 35 responded mutual aid to the City of Gulf Breeze for a residential structure fire.
Sometime during the day, a home on Chanteclaire Circle had been struck by lightning. At the time of the lightning strike, the home was unoccupied.
Later, a family member stopped at the residence and noticed damage to the stucco next to the chimney.
As he entered the home, he could smell a strong odor of smoke. He then backed out and called 911. Firefighters checked the attic and found charred wood, where the lightning had struck.
The crew used a water extinguisher to wet the area down. Fortunately, the attic insulation had been sprayed with a flame retardant material, otherwise it would have been a far worse outcome.
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