Crime & Safety
Lightning Sparks Shelter Island House Fire
There were no injuries in a lightning-induced Thursday night blaze on Shore Road on Shelter Island.
No one was injured in fire started by a lightning strike at a residence on Shore Road on Shelter Island shortly after 7 p.m., according to fire authorities.
A garage was consumed by flames at the location, said neighbor Kate Davidson, who was evacuated by fire crews along with her two sons to a neighbor's house as firefighters worked to douse the flames.
"The backyard garage was burnt to the ground," Davidson said. "They are summer residents so no one was home."
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and blocked off Shore and West Neck Roads while fighting the fire. Members of thealso responded to the scene via ferry.
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