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Lightning turns (Rep.) Gene Taylor into fireman
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| Contributor | Ashley |
| Last Edited | Ashley May 29, 2007 09:05am |
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| Category | General |
| News Date | Wednesday, May 16, 2007 03:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | WASHINGTON --
Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Bay St. Louis, was sleeping soundly early May 4 in his brother's house in Kiln when a lightning bolt cracked through the night sky.
The sound jolted Taylor and his wife, Margaret, awake but after looking around, they didn't see anything damaged. Just as he was returning to sleep, a suddenly guilt-ridden Taylor thought he should look around more. His family had been living rent-free in his older brother Dean's guesthouse since their Bay St. Louis home had been swept away by Hurricane Katrina.
Minutes later, Taylor heard the cries of his nieces and nephew, "Uncle Gene, Uncle Gene, the house is on fire!" Taylor saw smoke coming from the roof of the main house - lightning had shattered the chimney and ignited a fire in the attic - and raced over as firefighters arrived. |
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