A fire broke out at an oil warehouse in the US state of Louisiana as a result of a lightning strike, NBC reports.
The incident reportedly took place on Saturday at the Calcasieu Refining Company in Lake Charles. No one was injured as a result of the fire, but it was decided to evacuate people within a radius of 2.5 kilometers from the scene, and 70 residents were evacuated.
A shelter was opened at the Burton Coliseum for people who have to evacuate, Gremillion told the station.
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