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Lightning strike causes major fire damage to historic Illinois Catholic church
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by Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 9, 2022 / 15:10 pm A lightning strike caused a roof fire Monday that severely damaged a historic Catholic church in Rockford, Illinois, and left three firefighters injured, authorities said. The Rockford Fire Department determined that lightning set the roof on fire, Mike …