BAKER COUNTY, Fla. – Baker County firefighters responded to the scene of a house fire on Tuesday evening that was caused by an apparent lightning strike.
According to Baker County Fire Rescue, shortly before 8 p.m., crews arrived at a brick home engulfed in flames and immediately went into an “aggressive attack mode.” However, the fire had advanced too far into the entire attic.
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Baker County firefighters then adopted a defensive posture and received help from MFRD L1, JFRD 57 and five tankers to extinguish the fire.
Residents had self-evacuated and told first responders the attic caught fire after a lightning strike, officials said.
According to the fire department, the residents are being supported by the local church, Grace Fellowship.
“BCFR thanks the public for prayers for the family who lost their home and for the protection over our men and women,” the department wrote.
No one was injured in the fire, and all animals are safe.