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Lightning strike causes fire and power damage in Youngstown, Boardman OH

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South Ave & E Midlothian Blvd, Boardman, OH 44512

A lightning strike hit power lines near Midlothian and South Avenue in Youngstown, causing a small fire and damaging computers in the former Animal Charity League building.

Audio|Source: Youngstown Amateur Radio
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Transcript:
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I wasn't living there, I was detected, it was called out to a lightning strike. It was in Youngstown near the corner of Midlothian and South Avenue.
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Got a direct strike on the power line across the street from the, but he used to be the Animal Charity League, and it went in and took out every single computer in the building. It melted the motherboards and the...
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the network interfaces and took out half the monitors. It was,
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and you know, it started a small fire in the building too.

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South Ave & E Midlothian Blvd, Boardman, OH 44512
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