SAVOY — A lightning strike from Saturday’s thunderstorm damaged a Savoy apartment building.Nobody was reported hurt. According to a Savoy Fire Department report, firefighters were called to an apartment building at 107 Sterling Court, near the corner of First Street and Curtis Road, at 6:56 p.m. read more
Lightning Likely The Cause Of Fire In Savoy
tmitchel, The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana)
Sun, 09/21/2014 - 6:14pm
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