House Fire - St. James

[Jeff (Premo)]

6:27 Fireboard dispatching for the house fire on Demko Rd. Cross street of Yoda Lane. House struck by lightening.

6:31 First units on the scene advising 2 story dwelling with nothing evident from the exterior.

Demko Rd. St. Mary's - Google Maps

6:36 No smoke/fire evident. Units now looking to get on the roof to an area where the caps on the shingles appear to be missing. No debris found as yet.

6:39 Units asking what made the lady suspect her house was hit. Also requesting ambulance come back and check out the lady.

[Sula]

Originally Posted by Jeff

6:27 Fireboard dispatching for the house fire on Demko Rd. Cross street of Yoda Lane. House struck by lightening.

6:31 First units on the scene advising 2 story dwelling with nothing evident from the exterior.

Demko Rd. St. Mary's - Google Maps

Geez. Not a good year for St. James and lightening.

[Jeff (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Sula

Geez. Not a good year for St. James and lightening.

Been like that all over SOMD this year. I have been lucky so far. My little antenna farm up on the roof makes for a nice target.

[Radiant1 (Premo)]

Actually it's Dameron and it's my next door neighbor. Can't see flames but you can smell smoke. A couple of trucks are heading back out now.

[Jeff (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Radiant1

Actually it's Dameron and it's my next door neighbor. Can't see flames but you can smell smoke. A couple of trucks are heading back out now.

I kept looking at my map. I know I heard them mention St. James but I could not associate it with St. James on the map

Glad nothing got hosed up.

[MMDad]

Originally Posted by Jeff

6:39 Units asking what made the lady suspect her house was hit. Also requesting ambulance come back and check out the lady.

[Radiant1 (Premo)]

I know what made her suspect it, right before the storm came through there was a simultaneous light/explosion. I assumed lightening hit a tree, Lord knows that's happend a few times here already this year, but it very well could have been her house. My son walked back to rubber neck and said he smelled smoke. I also know that the roof on the house is fairly new and shouldn't have any shingles gone. I have yet to see the ambulance drive back out but I might have missed it leaving. One of the neighbors said there were injuries in the house, so who knows.

[Jeff (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Radiant1

I know what made her suspect it, right before the storm came through there was a simultaneous light/explosion. I assumed lightening hit a tree, Lord knows that's happend a few times here already this year, but it very well could have been her house. My son walked back to rubber neck and said he smelled smoke. I also know that the roof on the house is fairly new and shouldn't have any shingles gone. I have yet to see the ambulance drive back out but I might have missed it leaving. One of the neighbors said there were injuries in the house, so who knows.

Later I heard them mention a Vent Cap appeared to be missing. So it may not have been the shingles.

I thought I heard the ambulance clear with a signed refusal but a couple of other things started happening at/about the same time and I was unsure it it was directly related to this incident.