A lightning strike during Monday evening's storms is suspected of causing a fire that destroyed an outbuilding outside Cornelia.
According to a press release from Habersham County Emergency Services, crews were dispatched at about 5:30 p.m. to the fire on Hosanna Lane.
Lightning reportedly struck a tree beside the outbuilding, sparking the fire that destroyed the 20- by 24-foot structure and its contents.
Units from the Baldwin Fire Department and Cornelia Fire Department also responded, along with the Habersham County Sheriff's Office.
Firefighters from Habersham County Emergency Services, Cornelia and Baldwin fire departments extinguish hot spots at the Hosanna Lane fire outside Cornelia. (Habersham County photo/Rob Moore)
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