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Lightning strike causes house fire near lakeBarnhart MO

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Lewis Ln, Barnhart, MO 63012

A house near Lewis Lane and a lake was struck by lightning and caught fire. Smoke filled the home. Residents are evacuating and trying to rescue their pets. Emergency units were dispatched to the scene.

Audio|Source: Jefferson County Fire and EMS - Digital
03:5
Transcript:
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Jeffco, 7718, Called in by one of the homeowners in the area. I advise a large amount of smoke showing from down the road, close to the lake, unknown what is currently on fire, as it does not look like plastic.
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717 copies.
00:20
Jeff Co.
00:23
Units in route to Louisa Louisa Driver, clearing information.
00:27
Fis 4 o'clock.
00:30
Please, is it?
00:37
17,
00:39
transporting mercy south.
00:40
17,
00:41
transporting mercy cell, (number withheld).
00:45
74-2 get them.
00:50
This is a white van. It's going to be sitting here off the road waiting tow truck. You can advise law to proceed their discretion.
01:01
That's fair white van sitting on road waiting tow truck.
01:04
We have highway patrol on rail station 11.
01:10
At near Lewis Lane.
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Cross streets are Dolores Drive.
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(number withheld).
01:20
(number withheld).
01:22
(number withheld).
01:23
(number withheld).
01:25
(number withheld).
01:27
(number withheld) and (number withheld).
01:30
Respond to residential first alarm at near Lewis Lane.
01:36
Cross streets, are Dolores Drive, W. U-PY-Y-(number withheld).
01:46
Chester (number withheld), you're responding?
01:51
(number withheld) responding, (number withheld).
01:59
(number withheld), Jeff Goetheekin, show me responding to lowest lane.
02:03
(number withheld) if you're responding to lowest plane, (number withheld).
02:15
(number withheld) and (number withheld) respond to rush at 1-(number withheld) State Road TT cross cross streets are do all takers drive (number withheld) Jeff go responding (number withheld) responding (number withheld).
02:43
WPYY. Do you have no (number withheld) responding?
02:47
(number withheld) responding (number withheld).
02:53
He is responding while this link called in by the home when her advising her house has been struck by lightning.
02:58
Originally there was no smoke. Now our house is being filled with smoke.
03:02
She is attempting to get the pets out of their residence and then evacuation will be in progress.

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Lewis Ln, Barnhart, MO 63012

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