VIDEO/PHOTOS: Watertown Fire Rescue responded to a fire that, at this time, is alleged to have been started due to a lightning strike to the roof of Hosanna Lutheran Church located at 1617 14thย Ave NE in Watertown, South Dakota, sometime around 1:30 pm.
KXLG News was on the scene as Watertown Fire Rescue (WFR) battled the fire through temperatures in the mid-40s, an east wind of around 20 mph with gusts exceeding 40 mph, and for the majority of the time, in a downpour of rain.
Flames could be seen emanating from the top of the churchโs roof as the fire rescue crews extended a ladder for three crew members to climb out and begin working on the roof, before climbing back into the bucket and dousing it with water.
