Lightning strike damages house on Church Street

Heard on: Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket and Plymouth Counties Fire Departments

01:39

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

We do have a confirmed lightning strike.

00:02

It hit the bolt head and there is some damage to the exterior of the house and electrical outlet is in the bedroom.

00:09

There is no smoke or fire, no heat in the wall.

00:12

We'll be all set with the companies.

00:13

Would you like Eversource notified?

00:29

Affirmative, we're going to need them.

00:31

We did secure the power at the main and we did secure the gas for the property.

00:38

Received.

00:44

Follow fire car three is clear.

00:46

Church Street.

00:49

Received.

00:58

That was fire.

00:59

Everyone thinks it's clear.

01:00

Church

01:03

Street. Received.

01:10

The basement, come up through the bulkhead.

01:20

Cap, the panel's reading 83 degrees.

01:27

Copy.

01:32

Problem, car one's on location, clear from our location.

01:37

Car one on location, clear to power.

2026-11-06 15:38 UTC

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Church St, Harwich, MA 02645

Lightning strike damages house on Church Street

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a confirmed lightning strike at a home on Church Street. The strike caused exterior and bedroom electrical outlet damage, but there was no smoke or fire. Power and gas were secured, and the utility company was requested to respond.

Lightning strike damages house on Church Street

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