43 RIT Please respond- no wait cancel

Station 43 was toned out for a RIT response in Carbon County for a working barn fire. We were cancelled shortly and dispatch. Here is the news article from www.wnep.com. Too bad the buck wasnt hit- would have been some good eatin.

Lightning Sparks Fire


A bolt of lightning is blamed for touching off a fire in Carbon County Wednesday night.

Firefighters think the bolt struck an electric fence behind a home near Albrightsville. That apparently caused a shed inside the fence to burst into flames. the owner was especially worried because he keeps a buck inside the shed.

"It sounded like two .22 shots. Like ping, ping! The thunder was immediate and I said to my wife, 'it hit some place close!'" said Earle Meckes.

Some hay inside the shed did burn but the buck was not hurt.