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Lightning strike in Placer County causes mobile home explosion; video shows fire that erupted
Updated: 10:16 PM PDT May 4, 2024
WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS. NO, I THOUGHT THAT THE LIGHTNING HIT MY HOUSE, BUT HAD TO HIT THE NEIGHBOR DOWN THE STREET. UNBELIEVABLE. VIDEO OF PLACER COUNTY MOBILE HOME ENGULFED IN FLAMES AFTER FIRE. CREWS BELIEVE IT WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. IT WAS LIKE A SONIC BOOM. I MEAN, YOU COULD FEEL IT. IT WAS LIKE BOOM, LIKE THAT. JUST REALLY, REALLY QUICK. AND IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING. THIS HAPPENED TONIGHT IN NEW CASTLE IN THE CASTLE CITY MOBILE HOME PARK. THANKS FOR JOINING US AT TEN. I’M BRITTANY HOPE KCRA 3’S. CATALINA ESTRADA IS LIVE AT THAT SCENE. CATALINA, WHAT’S HAPPENING THERE NOW AT THIS POINT? YEAH. BRITNEY. SO YOU GUYS CAN PROBABLY ALREADY SEE THE DAMAGE RIGHT BEHIND ME. BUT LET ME GIVE YOU A CLOSER LOOK. RIGHT HERE YOU CAN SEE ALL THE FURNITURE OF THIS HOME COMPLETELY BURNED HER COUCHES, SHELVES. IT’S REALLY DEVASTATING TO SEE THE DAMAGE. THIS FIRE CAUSED OVER ON THE MOBILE HOME. YOU CAN SEE THE WHOLE ROOF IS BURNT DOWN AND THE WINDOW IS COMPLETELY GONE. THE NEW CASTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT TELLS US IT’S A COMPLETE LOSS. THEY SAY THIS FIRE STARTED AT AROUND SEVEN AT NIGHT. THEY GOT A CALL FROM ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS REPORTING A LOUD BOOM AND A IN A MOBILE HOME THAT WAS ON FIRE. OFFICIALS DO TELL US THAT A WOMAN WAS INSIDE THE HOME AT THE TIME, BUT SHE WAS ABLE TO GET OUT SAFELY. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE FIRE STARTED AFTER IT WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, AND WE SPOKE TO NEIGHBORS WHO SAY THEY WERE REALLY CONCERNED DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE FLAMES. HOPEFULLY THE GAS IS OFF SO IT’S NOT GOING TO EXPLODE. AND, YOU KNOW, TAKE PLACES OUT HERE. SO IT WAS, UM, IT WAS PRETTY SCARY TO THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, IT CAN HAPPEN THIS FAST. AND A LOT OF THESE NEIGHBORS ARE JUST SHOCKED AND EVEN, LIKE, WALKING DOWN HERE. THEY SAY THEY CAN’T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED, AND THEY’RE JUST SURPRISED THAT IT HAPPENED SO QUICKLY. AND THEY SAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THEIR HOMES. WE ALSO SPOKE TO SEVERAL OF THE NEIGHBORS HERE TONIGHT. THEY DON’T HAVE POWER, AND WE DID SEE A PG&E TRUCK OUT HERE EARLIER TODAY. RIGHT NOW, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS LEFT, BUT THEY DO SAY THEY WILL CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE THIS FIRE. LIVE IN NEW CASTLE. CAROLINE ESTRADA KCRA 3 NEWS. BACK TO YOU, BRITTANY AND CATALINA. HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO THE PERSON WHO LIVES IN THAT HOME? YEAH, BRITTANY, WE WERE ABLE TO CONTACT THE OWNER OF THE HOME AND SHE IS SAFE. SHE WASN’T ABLE TO GIVE US AN INTERVIEW BECAUSE SHE WAS AT THE HOSPITAL GETTING CHECKED OF COURSE. BUT WE WILL STAY IN TOUCH WITH HER AND MAKE SURE TO KEEP YOU UPDATED. IF WE GET ANY MORE INFORMATION. OH, JUST INCREDIBLE TO HEAR THAT YOU WE
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Lightning strike in Placer County causes mobile home explosion; video shows fire that erupted
Updated: 10:16 PM PDT May 4, 2024
A mobile home in Placer County was struck by lightning on Saturday night, according to the sheriff’s office. The lightning caused an explosion at Castle City Mobile Home Park in Newcastle, the sheriff’s office said. The New Castle Fire Department said a preliminary investigation pointed to the home being struck by lightning around 6:50 p.m. One person was inside the mobile home and got out safely, fire officials said. KCRA 3’s Carolina Estrada made contact with her by phone at the hospital, where she was seeking treatment as a precaution. A neighbor shared video footage that showed the fire engulfing the home. The home is a total loss. Others lost power in the neighborhood after the lightning strike.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.
A mobile home in Placer County was struck by lightning on Saturday night, according to the sheriff’s office.
The lightning caused an explosion at Castle City Mobile Home Park in Newcastle, the sheriff’s office said.
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The New Castle Fire Department said a preliminary investigation pointed to the home being struck by lightning around 6:50 p.m.
One person was inside the mobile home and got out safely, fire officials said. KCRA 3’s Carolina Estrada made contact with her by phone at the hospital, where she was seeking treatment as a precaution.
A neighbor shared video footage that showed the fire engulfing the home. The home is a total loss.
Others lost power in the neighborhood after the lightning strike.
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