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Historic Citrus High School building hit by lightning
Submitted by Robby Douglas on Fri, 06/24/2011 - 4:22pm.
No injuries are reported after Lightning struck the historic 1911 Citrus High School building in downtown Inverness at 3 p.m. on Friday.
The building currently houses business offices for Citrus Memorial Health System.
Citrus County Fire Rescue responded quickly to the scene and evacuated the building, which is home to offices for Human Resources, Accounting, Purchasing and Corporate Education.
"The lightning strike caused a small electrical fire in the attic and created a hole in the ceiling which allowed rain to fall into the second floor," said George Mavros, Director of Professional Services for Citrus Memorial. "The water damage is limited to the accounting department and everyone is safe and accounted for."
Spokesperson Katie Mehl said that Citrus Memorial’s maintenance crew and a local roofing company are now working to make repairs.
The building is expected to reopen on Monday morning, Mehl said.
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