Saturday, August 07, 2004
The lightning strikes were fierce and frequent Friday night, the long streaks of light reaching the ground repeatedly to the west and north as well as locally.
The best guess is that lightning was the culprit that set Roy Anderson's haystack on fire, destroying $25,000 worth of hay. The hay was dry, so spontaneous combustion seemed unlikely.
After Anderson got irrigation water running which he could use to control the fire, the fire department left (at 3:30 AM) the stack to burn.
Lightning strike sets haystack ablaze
Roy Anderson's hay burns--worth $25,000
Roy Anderson's hay burns--worth $25,000
The fire reflected in one of three fire engines the St. Ignatius Fire Department took to the fire. More photos. . .