Lightning Caused Fire At South Barrington Home
Updated 07/10/13 - 11:27 a.m.
SOUTH BARRINGTON, Ill. (CBS) -- A lightning struck caused a fire that burned down a house in northwest suburban South Barrington on Tuesday.
The roof caved in, and flames gutted the interior of the big, red brick home at 4 Terra Vita Drive.
"It's very much destroyed and obviously not habitable," said Ray Wolfel, South Barrington building and zoning officer.
WBBM is told that owner Sargon Boudakh made the 9-1-1 call. He, his wife and children were waiting on the curb when the first firefighters rolled up, as a storm front rumbled through.
The fire spread quickly from the attic as the initial units summoned mutual aid, particularly tanker trucks, because the subdivision has no fire hydrants. More than a dozen departments responded.
Officials later determined an apparent lightning strike started the fire.
No one was hurt in the blaze.
