The report of a fire after a lightning strike came shortly after 4 p.m., just as strong thunderstorms came through the city:
The steeple of a church in Philadelphia's Port Richmond neighborhood caught fire likely after being struck by lightning during Monday afternoon's storms, officials said.
Emergency crews raced to Grace Episcopal Church and the Incarnation at the corner of Venango and Richmond streets for a report of a fire after a lightning strike, officials on scene said.SkyForce10 was overhead as firefighters worked to put water on the scorched steeple.
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