By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – Firefighters called for smoke inside a Napavine home yesterday evening discovered lightning had struck an approximately 40-foot tall tree, run down the tree, jumped to the corner of the roof and ruined a portion of the family’s electrical system.
It actually ended up damaging two homes, Firefighter Brad Bozarth said.
The Newaukum Valley Fire and Rescue crew called about 6 p.m. to the 200 block of Meadow Lane in Napavine found a mother and two youngsters outside, he said. Nobody was hurt.
“They didn’t know what happened, they just saw a big flash and noticed smoke,” Bozarth said.
He described the damage to the roof as involving little pieces of wood everywhere.
Debris was also found on the neighbor’s roof and there, all the electronics inside were ruined, according to Bozarth.