Lightning may have sparked fire destroying top US marine science lab, officials say
Key takeaways
- Fire personnel work to extinguish a two-alarm fire at the University of South Florida campus on 2 May in St Petersburg, Florida.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleOfficials are investigating whether a huge fire that destroyed a top marine science laboratory at the University of South Florida may have been caused by a lightning strike.
- Despite a massive response from local fire crews the Marine Science Laboratory building was completely destroyed after the blaze began on Saturday.
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Fire personnel work to extinguish a two-alarm fire at the University of South Florida campus on 2 May in St Petersburg, Florida. Photograph: Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen Fire personnel work to extinguish a two-alarm fire at the University of South Florida campus on 2 May in St Petersburg, Florida. Photograph: Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock Florida Lightning may have sparked fire destroying top US marine science lab, officials sayAbout 200 firefighters responded to devastating blaze at University of South Florida’s lab on Saturday
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleOfficials are investigating whether a huge fire that destroyed a top marine science laboratory at the University of South Florida may have been caused by a lightning strike.
Despite a massive response from local fire crews the Marine Science Laboratory building was completely destroyed after the blaze began on Saturday.