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Tree on power line catches fire in Cosby

The Pittman Center Volunteer Fire Department warned people to avoid the 400 block of Rocky Flatts Road after a tree on a power line caught fire. Around 4:30 a.m. Monday, Pittman Center VFD said that ...
The flames grew in a matter of seconds. Once the fire started at the bottom of the Christmas tree, it quickly spread upward — fueled by the dry branches. The tree hadn’t been watered in weeks. In less ...
A security camera in north central Wisconsin captured the dramatic moment when a bolt of lightning struck a white pine tree on Sept. 9, causing a fire that prompted neighbors to spring into action. A ...
A bolt of lightning struck a tree on a property in north-central Wisconsin on Tuesday, September 9, sending bits of bark and other debris flying through the air and setting the tree on fire. Security ...