Lacey House Struck By Lightning

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ - Township fire investigators have determined that a blaze that damaged a Forked River home recently started after the house was struck by lightning, when the residents weren't home, Police Chief Michael C. DiBella said.

Officers Julie Barcalow and Anthony Sarno responded to a report of an electrical fire on the 200 block of Lane Place at 5:13 p.m on Saturday, Aug. 11.

The homeowners told police that they lost power in their back bedroom and heard a strange noise when they shut the breaker off. When they went outside, they found the outlet box smoking, the chief said.

The damage to the home included the outlet, outlet box, electrical wires, plywood and siding, DiBella said.

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