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Firefighter Injured Battling 'Booming' Blaze That Broke Out After Lightning Strike In MD
An explosive fire over the weekend left a firefighter injured in Harford County, according to officials. Late in the afternoon of Saturday, July 29, dozens of firefighters from the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company were called to a home on Riverwood Circle when a homeowner heart a loud "boom" and found smoke coming from his attic. It was later determined that the fire was caused by a lightning strike during the recent round of storms that rollicked the region. He was able to escape the house unharmed and called 911, which led to a heavy response from the department, which took a half h…