Fire & Arson
Lightning strikes damage homes on Oldham Road
Oldham Rd, Wayne, NJ 07470 - 6/12/2026 05:40 PM
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports that lightning apparently struck two homes on Oldham Road, damaging electrical systems and causing a small basement fire at one house. Utilities were shut off, the fire was extinguished, and both scenes were turned over to the homeowners for follow‑up with insurance and repairs.
Wayne Fire Dispatch 1
00:34
Transcript
00:00
All right, for (number withheld) Oldham Road, there was a lightning strike to a tree in the backyard that fed into the house, blew a hole in the basement floor, and blew out some outlets in the house.
00:08
The services and gas were shut to that house and turned over to the homeowner, and he was advised to call insurance to make repairs.
00:17
For (number withheld) Oldham Road, the same thing, lightning strike back fed into the house, causing some electrical damage and a fire in the basement that was extinguished and checked out.
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