A Chapel Hill firefighter injured in a residential fire Sunday night is back in action.
The firefighter was injured when the Chapel Hill Fire Department responded to a call that lightning had struck a home at 114 Pinoak Ct.
Chapel Hill Fire Marshal Matt Lawrence said the firefighter was treated for minor smoke inhalation at UNC Hospitals and released that same night.
“There are occasions when the smoke overcomes them,” Lawrence said.
The homeowners could not be reached for comment, but Lawrence said nobody was in the house at the time.
And though the fire was contained to the front part of the attic, the fire department said damage to the property was valued at about $150,000.
Lawrence said the firefighter’s injuries were not serious, but he was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure.
He said this is not uncommon.
Though the fire department had the fire under control within an hour and a half, Lawrence said trucks stayed until 6 a.m. to make sure the fire was completely out.