Lightning strikes historic Florida church, sets steeple on fire
The fire has since been put out and no one was inside the Florida church, officials say.
Lightning strike ignites fire at historic Florida church
A lightning strike sparked a fire at an historic church in Ormond Beach, Florida on Wednesday. (Credit: Daytona Beach Fire Department)
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. - A lightning strike sparked a small fire at a historic church in Florida Wednesday afternoon as storms passed through the area, according to officials with the City of Ormond Beach.
The City of Ormond Beach said in a Facebook post that lightning struck the Historic New Bethel - AMC Church, located at 115 S. Yonge Street, and ignited a fire in one of its steeples.
Videos and photos appeared to show one of the church's steeples burned.
'My heart was beating, I was crying': Lightning strike sparks fire of steeple on historic Florida church
A lightning strike sparked a small fire at a historic church in Florida Wednesday afternoon as storms passed through the area. FOX 35 Orlando reporter Amanda McKenzie has the latest from Ormond Beach, FL.
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A lightning strike sparked a fire at the Historic New Bethel - AME Church in Ormond Beach, Florida on Wednesday
(City of Ormond Beach/Facebook / FOX 35 Orlando)
The fire has since been put out, and no one was inside the church, the city said in an updated post on its Facebook page.
Doppler radar showed dozens of lightning strikes in Central Florida on Wednesday afternoon.
Doppler radar showed plenty of lightning in Volusia County, Florida, when the fire started.
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