A lightning strike is to blame for setting a two-story home on fire in the Town on Saturday. Firefighters from Luxemburg Fire Department were sent to the home on Tamarack Road just after 2:45 p.m. after a reported lightning strike started a roof on fire. MABAS was immediately called, and firefighters arrived to find smoke billowing out of the eaves and throughout the second floor. Firefighters cut a hole in the roof and approached the fire from the second floor, containing the fire to the attic. The home sustained fire, water, and smoke damage.

Casco, Algoma, Brussels-Union-Gardner, New Franken, and Kewaunee Fire Departments provided assistance, with Denmark Fire backfilling the Luxemburg Fire Station in case of a second alarm. Firefighters were on the scene for over four hours, and Luxemburg Rescue provided them with rehab because of the near-zero visibility conditions caused by the smoke. There were no injuries.