Wednesday, March 10, 2010

CSW BREAKING: Lightning Strike On A Home - Serious Injury Accident Near Pleasant Hill MO




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leasant Hill (PH) and Cass county MO emergency services are working 2 incidents- one a lightning strike-caused fire to a house in that city and the other a 1-vehicle rollover crash on M-7 south of PH..


The lightning strike was reported at 7:50 p.m. in the 1300 block of Russell Road in the northern part of PH..

That's less than one-half mile from the K.C./PH NWS office and Doppler radar site.




Fire units on the scene report electrical and roof damage to the home (pictured here) and water leaking inside the residence.

Flames were reportedly seen from the rear of the house when PH dispatchers received the call.

No injuries have been reported here but heavy damage to the house is indicated.


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Around 8 p.m.- a single-vehicle rollover crash with an occupant "ejected" during the crash was reported south of PH on Missouri (M) 7 north of P highway.

Two injuries were reported- teenaged males- at least one of those people are seriously-injured- with one of the males being transported to Centerpoint Med Center many miles away in eastern Independence and the other to Research.


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