TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tuukka Rask and the Boston Bruins put together an all-around strong performance. Rask stopped 23 shots and five Boston players scored to help the Bruins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-0 on Saturday night. “You want to win,” Rask said. “You never want to let the team back in the game. […]
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Lightning strike starts fire at chicken coop
JAY — A lightning strike caused a fire at a chicken barn Monday night at 296 Old Jay Hill Road, Mike Booker, Jay Fire-Rescue assistant chief, said Tuesday. “You can see where it hit the back of the building” and caught the back of the shed-type coop on fire, he said of the lightning. All […]
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Person struck by lightning as severe thunderstorms hit Maine; 23,000 lose power
BANGOR — A series of powerful thunderstorms hit part of Maine on Friday, resulting in injuries for at least two people — one of whom was struck by lightning in Woodville and another who was hurt by a falling tree in Greenville. Details about the accidents — as well as the names and ages of […]
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Lightning sparks fire in Portland; damage estimated at $200,000
PORTLAND (AP) — Fire officials say a lightning strike sparked a fire at a used car dealership in Portland. The Portland Fire Department says the fire Thursday morning was contained quickly but the single story building is no longer safe to occupy. No one was hurt. The damage is estimated at over $200,000.
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NWS counts 7,500 lightning strikes in Maine and New Hampshire
GRAY — Those thunderstorms that rolled through Maine and New Hampshire produced plenty of lightning. The National Weather Service in Gray says there were about 7,500 lighting strikes over a four-hour period Wednesday night in its coverage area in New Hampshire and southern and western Maine. Those figures don’t include far northern Maine, which experienced […]