A mobile home exploded and caught fire in Northern California after it was struck by lightning over the weekend, officials said. The explosion occurred at approximately 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Newcastle, David Smith, a spokesperson for the Placer County Sheriff’s Office, told SFGATE. Newcastle is about 30 miles northeast of Sacramento on Interstate 80. Video footage sent to KCRA-TV from a neighbor shows the top half of the mobile home engulfed in flames. The structure, which suffered a total... Read this story
