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WATCH: Remarkable video captures lightning strike home in Massachusetts

WATCH: Remarkable video captures lightning strike home in Massachusetts
BREAKING DETAILS AT 11. TONIGHT, MAYOR. YEAH. YOU KNOW, THE LIGHTNING WAS LIGHTING UP THE SKY ALL OVER THE GREATER BOSTON AREA, BUT IN A COUPLE OF NEIGHBORHOODS, IT CRASHED DOWN IN. NEIGHBORS KNEW IT. WE’RE GOING TO SHOW YOU ONE MORE TIME. THAT RING VIDEO FROM A NEIGHBOR’S HOUSE. WHEN THAT LIGHTNING CRASHED DOWN HERE ON HERALD ROAD. HERALD ROAD. SO THAT WAS JUST AFTER 845 TONIGHT. NEIGHBORS SAY IT SHOOK THE ENTIRE STREET. IT SET A HOUSE ON FIRE. IT ALSO SET A SHED ON FIRE AT A NEARBY HOME ON CLINTON AVE, WHICH IS JUST DOWN THE BLOCK OR SO. BRIAN TRUPIANO JUST TOLD US WHAT IT SOUNDED LIKE FROM THE INSIDE OF HIS HOUSE WHEN IT STRUCK. IT WAS EXTREMELY LOUD. ONE SECOND YOU’RE WE’RE PUTTING THE KIDS TO BED, AND THE NEXT SECOND IT’S PITCH BLACK. AND THEN YOU HEAR THE BANG, THE BIG BANG. WE SEE SPARKS FLYING EVERYWHERE. YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO CALM THE KIDS DOWN. THEN YOU TURN AROUND AND YOU SEE THE THE HOUSE ON FIRE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THEY WERE OUT HERE SO QUICK AND THEY DID SUCH A GREAT JOB. NOW UP IN BURLINGTON ON CUTTING LANE, LIGHTNING STRUCK THE GROUND AT THIS HOUSE. IT APPARENTLY TRAVELED THROUGH THE FRONT YARD SPRINKLER SYSTEM, BLOWING OUT AN ELECTRICAL PANEL IN THE GARAGE. NO SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THAT PROPERTY, BUT THE HOMEOWNER IS BEING TREATED FOR MINOR BURNS THAT HE SUFFERED WHEN HE TRIED TO PUT OUT THAT FIRE. SO, I MEAN, A NOISY NIGHT, REALLY. SOME CLOSE CALLS AND SOME FRIGHTENING MOMENTS FOR NEIGHBORS ALL OVER THE VIEWING AREA. PEOPLE HERE JUST HOPING THAT WE CAN SAVE THE REST OF THE FIREWORKS FOR FRIDAY. WE’
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Updated: 11:17 AM CDT Jul 2, 2025
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WATCH: Remarkable video captures lightning strike home in Massachusetts
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Updated: 11:17 AM CDT Jul 2, 2025
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A home in Walpole, Massachusetts, was struck by lightning after severe thunderstorms rolled into the area Tuesday evening. A neighbor's Ring camera captured the strike, which set a home and a nearby shed on fire.Neighbors who were home at the time say the strike shook the entire street. "It was extremely loud," said homeowner Brian Trupiano. "One second putting the kids to bed, next minute it's pitch black and you hear that huge bang. We saw sparks flying, the house on fire — the fire department was out here so quickly. They did such a great job." Watch the video above to see the moment the strike hit.

A home in Walpole, Massachusetts, was struck by lightning after severe thunderstorms rolled into the area Tuesday evening.

A neighbor's Ring camera captured the strike, which set a home and a nearby shed on fire.

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Neighbors who were home at the time say the strike shook the entire street.

"It was extremely loud," said homeowner Brian Trupiano. "One second putting the kids to bed, next minute it's pitch black and you hear that huge bang. We saw sparks flying, the house on fire — the fire department was out here so quickly. They did such a great job."

Watch the video above to see the moment the strike hit.