BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WBOY) — Residents near the Harrison-Taylor county line may have heard a loud boom or experienced a power surge early Thursday morning.

According to the Harrison-Taylor County 911 Center, the noise was caused by a gas line getting struck by lightning on Wexford Way in Taylor County. The call for a fire was made just before 6:45 a.m., according to the 911 log.

Crews fight a fire that started after a gas line was struck by lightning Thursday morning in Taylor County. Photo sent in by Kim Folmsbee and used with permission.

No structure was involved in the incident, per 911 center officials.

The Boothsville Volunteer Fire Department responded, according to the 911 center.