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Lightning was caught on camera hitting a tree in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, on Sept. 9.

Security camera footage captured the strike on the property of Mike Smith, who was not home at the time but was alerted by a neighbor.

Smith's neighbors used lake water to put out the fire before the fire department arrived to extinguish the rest of the fire.

TOMAHAWK, Wis. (FOX 9) - A security camera captured the moment lightning struck a tree in Northern Wisconsin on Sept. 9, sending bark and debris flying through the air.

Bolt of lightning hits tree

What we know:

The footage shows a bright flash and a loud explosion as the lightning bolt hits a tree on Mike Smith's property. Smith was not home at the time but was alerted by a neighbor who texted him that his tree was on fire, according t

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