Lightning Strikes-House Fires Keep Baldwin County Firefighters Busy
By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News
June 30, 2025
BALDWIN COUNTY Ala. A thunderstorm with some strong lightning moved through parts of Baldwin County Saturday evening, June 28th, 2025, between 5 p.m.-7 p.m. and left behind some lightning strikes and damage.
Fire departments throughout central Baldwin County including the Marlow/Fish River, Barnwell, Fairhope, and Magnolia Springs areas saw some heavy rain and lightning that sent some fire departments responding to reports of structure fires, lightning strikes, and working fires.
A lightning strike at a home on River Creek Drive in Magnolia Springs damaged a garage and left behind some electrical damage but no fire.
The homeowners were going to call an electrician to assist them.
A lightning strike at 21128 Cabernet Lane in Silverhill sent firefighters to the home and they found that a dishwasher had been damaged but there was no fire damage reported.
At around 6:55 p.m., a fire was reported at a home at 1588 Red Star Drive
in the Marlow/Fish River Community.
The local fire department along with several mutual-aid departments from Magnolia Springs, Fairhope, Barnwell, and Summerdale were also dispatched.
Firefighters reported seeing smoke coming from the area while they were driving to the scene.
The mobile home fire was reported to have started in the kitchen and firefighters said that there was substantial damage done to the structure.
The cause of the fire is being investigated.
There were no injuries reported at any of the locations involved.
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