Lightning suspected of starting blaze Wednesday in Bloomington, Indiana

Courtesy photo via Bloomington Fire Department

A photo provided to the Bloomingtonian shows the moment a lightning bolt is suspected to have struck a duplex on Bloomington’s eastside Wednesday morning starting a fire.

Photo courtesy of Joseph Fitter

An image shows the fire that damaged a duplex after a suspected lightning strike Wednesday morning.

BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – APRIL 5: Firefighters mop up a fire at a duplex on East Windermere Woods Drive on April 5, 2023, in Bloomington, Indiana. A person who had been working nearby said he heard the lightning strike from a nearby residence, and then the fire began. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – APRIL 5: Firefighters mop up a fire at a duplex on East Windermere Woods Drive on April 5, 2023, in Bloomington, Indiana. A person who had been working nearby said he heard the lightning strike from a nearby residence, and then the fire began. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – APRIL 5: Firefighters mop up a fire at a duplex on East Windermere Woods Drive on April 5, 2023, in Bloomington, Indiana. A person who had been working nearby said he heard the lightning strike from a nearby residence, and then the fire began. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – APRIL 5: Firefighters mop up a fire at a duplex on East Windermere Woods Drive on April 5, 2023, in Bloomington, Indiana. A person who had been working nearby said he heard the lightning strike from a nearby residence, and then the fire began. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – APRIL 5: Firefighters mop up a fire at a duplex on East Windermere Woods Drive on April 5, 2023, in Bloomington, Indiana. A person who had been working nearby said he heard the lightning strike from a nearby residence, and then the fire began. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – APRIL 5: Firefighters mop up a fire at a duplex on East Windermere Woods Drive on April 5, 2023, in Bloomington, Indiana. A person who had been working nearby said he heard the lightning strike from a nearby residence, and then the fire began. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – APRIL 5: Firefighters mop up a fire at a duplex on East Windermere Woods Drive on April 5, 2023, in Bloomington, Indiana. A person who had been working nearby said he heard the lightning strike from a nearby residence, and then the fire began. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – APRIL 5: Firefighters mop up a fire at a duplex on East Windermere Woods Drive on April 5, 2023, in Bloomington, Indiana. A person who had been working nearby said he heard the lightning strike from a nearby residence, and then the fire began. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA – APRIL 5: Firefighters mop up a fire at a duplex on East Windermere Woods Drive on April 5, 2023, in Bloomington, Indiana. A person who had been working nearby said he heard the lightning strike from a nearby residence, and then the fire began. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian)

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