We all hear about the guy who was hit by lightning in the mid-west but the likelihood of this happening here is very unlikely. This lightning strike hit the downspout and the electricity was conducted through the living area into the garage and heated the metal furnace. Look at the handle leaning against the furnace, it is actually welded to it! There
were some common combustibles in between the furnace and the water heater. They were heated immediately to combustion and ignited creating a lot of smoke but little fire. There was no fire extension through the walls. There were three attached units, the one next to the affected unit had a copper pipe melted on the water heater; the others were not affected. The resident of the affected unit will have a place to stay as the utilities would not be restored.-Capt. Scott Kouns, PIO
San Jose Fire Dept.
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