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POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND OKLEE FIRE AND AMBULANCE PUT OUT FIRE CAUSED BY LIGHTNING STRIKE IN CHESTER

On Saturday, June 18, 2022, at approximately 12:00 noon, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Oklee Fire Department, and Oklee Ambulance were dispatched to 32125 220th ST SE in Chester Township for a report of a Quonset fire.

The fire was started by a lightning strike to the northwest corner of the Quonset. The fire was extinguished without any damage to the Quonset. The Quonset suffered minor damage due to the lightning strike itself. No one was near the Quonset, and no injuries were reported.

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