Fire & Arson
Lightning strike leads to check of controlled burn
Spray Way, Newport, TN 37821 - 6/8/2026 11:33 AM
As discussed during the dispatch call, responders checked a reported lightning strike and smoke behind a home near Spray Road. They located a small controlled burn in a wooded area on the next road over and confirmed the situation was under control.
Cocke County Sheriff, Fire, and EMS, Newport Police and Fire
04:08
Transcript
00:00
What was the information on the call?
00:06
Caller stated there was a large lightning strike behind her house.
00:12
It either hit a house or the field or something back behind her.
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