Tank Batteries Catch Fire After Struck By Lightning In Garfield Co.


Sunday, July 29th 2018, 8:37 am
By: News 9


Crews responded after lightning hit tank batteries early Sunday morning in Garfield County.

Officials told News 9 eight or nine batteries ruptured and caught fire, and one building was involved near Hillsdale, Oklahoma.

Garfield County Emergency Management posted the following Facebook video to update residents: 

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Crews responded after lightning hit tank batteries early Sunday morning in Garfield County. 

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