Lightning sparked fire. One less Howard tower clock 6-2-23

[gvasale]

StackPath

I have photos of this clock in my files. A "striker" if I understand the terminology correctly. It was electrified some time ago.

 

[Joe Gargery]

Where was this?

 

[Dick C]

Community Distraught After Fire Rips Through Historic Church in Spencer

A church was destroyed by a fire Friday in Spencer, Massachusetts, and investigators say lightning was likely the cause. A building was on fire at 207 Main Street, which is Massachusetts Route 9, according to the Spencer Police Department. The address is for the First Congregational Church of...

www.nbcboston.com

 

[Joe Gargery]

Thanks for sharing the link Dick. That is a sad end for a nice little church that stood for 160 years.
My family hailed from Ware, Mass. just a few miles west of Spencer, about the time this church was built.

 

[Cheezhead]

No lightning rods?