Updated: Lightning Strike Sparks Fire, Destroys Hamilton Street Store

June 15, 2026 Business, Featured, Fires

**STORE DESTROYED –** *A lightning strike is the unofficial cause of a late-night June 15 fire that destroyed a Hamilton Street store.*

Updated at 5:28 p.m. with statement from the strip mall’s management company.

A lightning strike late in the night of June 14 hit the 99 Cent Plus Discount Store, sparking a fire that destroyed it and heavily damaged the Super Tropical Food Market on Hamilton Street.

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Updated: Lightning Strike Sparks Fire, Destroys Hamilton Street Store

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