Lightning Causes House Fire in Dacula, Ga. by william mahan

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24-AUG-2007	Bill Mahan

Lightning Causes House Fire in Dacula, Ga.

Well my newspaper days are history, but when I see news in the making...I'm compelled to capture it.
This evening(Aug. 24, 2007) I saw smoke after rain storm. A house only about one mile from here was hit
by lightning and went up in flames. Unfortunately the house was completely destroyed. I'm not sure
if anybody was hurt. I sent three photos to my old newspaper, but who knows if they will run it.

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austin		20-May-2009 04:01
no one was inside., i know the people wh live there. everyone is fine and the hous is now back up.

Zane		08-Sep-2008 23:25
wow what size alarm?

Paradoxal Studio Classic		16-Sep-2007 22:12
A terribly dramatic image. :o( Impressive reporting shot.

Dr. Michael G. Mathews		29-Aug-2007 21:03
Wow. Amazing. Frightening, but excellent shot.

Jonathan		28-Aug-2007 20:22
dude! clay. mann. i feel bad. it's kinda funny that a fire truck was there yeserday. but i dont know. clay i am glad you are ok.

Derrick		27-Aug-2007 22:42
I appreciate you getting this picture though. This is the only picture that i can find that shows justice to how bad this actually was. The pictures of the aftermath are distubing so i wont bother sending a link to them. Everyone that lives there is fine and even though its hard to believe, they are still happy and aren't depressed a bit. I would appreciate it if you would keep this picture on your site for at least a week or two more.

Jaclyn		27-Aug-2007 21:24
My friend was in there. :[[[

Derrick		27-Aug-2007 19:36
That was my best friends house. His dad was inside asleep and his neighbor 2 houses up broke in and pulled him out of the house.

Debbie Blackburn Beierle		25-Aug-2007 06:35
Wow! Great photo journalism! V

Coleen Perilloux Landry		25-Aug-2007 02:40
Very awful. I hope no one was inside. If your old newspaper does not use it, they have forgotten what good news photos are supposed to look like.

Faye White		25-Aug-2007 00:52
this happens so often in this area! :(

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