A lightning strike caused a rooftop chimney to explode in Bristol Borough.
The lightning strike during an afternoon storm hit the brick chimney in the 400 block of Logan Street just before 4:30 p.m. It ended up blowing out bricks from the chimney, breaking a window of a neighbor’s home, and causing a minor gas leak, borough Fire Chief Herb Slack said.
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PECO was called due to the minor gas leak.
While the lightning strike did cause limited damage, it did not lead to a fire, Slack said.
No injuries were reported.
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The Bristol Consolidated, Bristol Fire, Croydon, Good Will Hose, and America Hose, Hook and Ladder fire companies responded to the call.
