Lightning strike causes fire at Dairy Queen in Cumberland Park in Tyler

Published 5:40 am Monday, April 29, 2024

A 2017 photo of the Dairy Queen location at The Village at Cumberland Park in Tyler. (Tyler Morning Telegraph/Tyler Morning Telegraph)

The Tyler Fire Department on Sunday cleared the scene of a structure fire in South Tyler.

According to the Tyler Police Department, the fire broke out due to a lightning strike, just before 5 p.m., at Dairy Queen, in the 8800 block of S. Broadway Ave., near the Village at Cumberland Park shopping center.

The roof was damaged, but no injuries were reported. Officials say the location will be closed down until repairs can be made to the roof. 

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