Multiple homes in have been evacuated after lightning struck an underground gas line and set it on fire early this morning as a powerful storm continues to ravage the Northeast this weekend, The lightning strike appeared to hit a tree and underground pipe on Madison Avenue in the Lakewood area of New Jersey, which ignited the fire, officials said. It happened around 6 a.m. Sunday. Photos showed firefighters at the scene waiting for the gas company as the fire was extinguished and residents were evacuated,
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