Lightning Strike Causes Oil Tank To Catch On Fire In Richland Parish

Yesterday, Lincoln, Ouachita, Richland Parishes and other parts of Louisiana saw some pretty severe weather roll through. Around 6:30pm, a lightning strike hit an oil tank and caused it to burst into flames.

KNOE.com reports in Rayville, lighting strikes caused power outages, and even struck an oil tank on highway 584, setting it on fire.

No injuries were reported.

You can see video of the tank fire HERE