Firefighters in the Ozarks battle fires sparked by lightning strikes

ROGERSVILLE, Mo. (KY3) – Firefighters were hard at work this past week battling fires sparked by lightning strikes.

“One of the unseen hazards we have with thunderstorms most people don’t spend a lot of time thinking about is lightning,” said Logan-Rogersville Fire Protection District Chief Rich Stirts.

Chief Stirts said his crews worked to put out flames on a huge cedar tree caused by a lightning strike after thunderstorms pummeled the Ozarks…

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