Fire call made following lightning strike
damage after it was struck by lightning during Saturday's storm. The Nasewaupee Fire Department responded to the fire on Park Drive just before 8:45 p.m. after the homeowners called in about haze floating through the home and the smell of an electrical fire. That triggered a mutual aid call involving fire departments from Southern Door, Brussels-Union-Gardner, and Sturgeon Bay. Upon arrival, Fire Chief Jacob Schartner says the encountered no fire but confirmed the smoke and the smell. They located the electrical box where they found the door blown open and several of the circuit breakers tripped. Firefighters were on scene for about 90 minutes making sure no fires occurred before power to the home was shut off. After further investigation, Schartner says they traced the cause to lightning striking the home via an old television antenna. Nobody was hurt as a result of the fire.
