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Mountain Lakes firefighters respond to lightning strike, mutual aid calls

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July 25, 2025 | NEW JERSEY Courtesy of Mtn. Lakes Vol Fire Department,
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MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J. (Friday, July 25, 2025) — Mountain Lakes volunteer firefighters were dispatched Friday afternoon to a home on Cresthill Road after a reported lightning strike, officials said.

The call came in at 3:20 p.m. No injuries were reported.

Later, Mountain Lakes crews also responded into Boonton Township on mutual aid for a reported electrical fire and a separate smoke condition.

All incidents were cleared without injuries.

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Courtesy of Mtn. Lakes Vol Fire Department

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