Officials are crediting a neighbor’s quick action and call for help in minimizing the fire damage to a Westfield condominium unit on Sept. 15.
Westfield Fire Chief Joe Lyons said a lightning strike was reported at 1354 Middlebury Dr. at 1:50 p.m. Fire crews from Westfield arrived to find flames coming from the roof. Lyons said the incident was quickly escalated to a second alarm as a result of the size of the structure, which was a two-story building with four individual condominium units.
Firefighting crews from Carmel and Noblesville assisted in containing the fire.
“Due to an aggressive attack from all crews the damage was limited to the one unit. Other occupants were temporarily displaced due to the utilities being shut off,” Lyons stated.
There were no injuries and the occupant of the unit involved was not home at the time. Lyons said the cause of the fire was determined to be a lightning strike.
