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Lightning ignites tree near power line in Hazelhurst, Hazelhurst WI

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/09/2025 10:47 AM (PDT)

Near US-51, Hazelhurst, WI 54531

A tree near a power line at North Country Taxidermy in Hazelhurst caught fire after being struck by lightning. No flammable tanks or buildings are close to the fire.

Audio|Source: Oneida, Vilas, Lincoln, and Langlade Counties Police, Fire and EMS / Forest EMS

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Transcript:

00:00

You're being requested at North Country Taxidermy near Highway 51 in Hazelhurst for a tree that is on fire struck by lightning, it's by a power line.

00:09

There are no LP tanks or structures nearby.

00:11

Oni-dispatch to Med-5, Med-4 for standby, Hazelhurst Fire, D&R fire, you're being requested at North Country Taxidermy near Highway 51 in Hazelhurst for a tree that is on fire, struck by lightning.

00:23

It's by a power line.

00:24

There are no LP tanks or structures nearby.

00:27

W.R.B. 612.1249.

00:28

Fisbache copy, Tomlock, 6-1.

00:30

Dispatch, Hazelhurst fire, D&R fire, you're being requested at North Country Taxidermy near Highway 51 in Hazelhurst.

00:37

For a tree that is on fire struck by lightning, it is by a power line.

00:40

There are no LP tanks or structures nearby.

00:41

One added dispatch to Hazelhurst Fire, D&R fire, you're being requested at North Country Taxidermy near Highway 51 in Hazelhurst.

00:49

For a tree that is on fire struck by lightning, it's by a power line, no LP tanks or structures nearby.

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Near US-51, Hazelhurst, WI 54531

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