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Fire crews responded to an early morning fire Saturday after a lightning strike ignited a small outbuilding along Barker Road.

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facebook.com | Nov 7, 2026 5:44 PM

Fire crews responded to an early morning fire Saturday after a lightning strike ignited a small outbuilding along Barker Road.

At approximately 4:45 a.m., stations 23, 24, 33 and 34 of the Ringgold Fire Department were dispatched to the 800 block of Barker Road for a reported fire involving an outbuilding.

Engine 233 arrived and initially found nothing visible from the exterior. Further investigation revealed that lightning had struck the building, causing a small fire.

Fortunately, the homeowner had already extinguished the fire before firefighters arrived.

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Fire crews responded to an early morning fire Saturday after a lightning strike ignited a small outbuilding along Barker Road. At approximately 4:45 a.m., stations 23, 24, 33 and 34 of the Ringgold Fire Department were dispatched to the 800 block of Barker Road for a reported fire involving an outbuilding. Engine 233 arrived and initially found nothing visible from the exterior. Further investigation revealed that lightning had struck the building, causing a small fire. Fortunately, the homeowner had already extinguished the fire before firefighters arrived.
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