A lightning strike is being investigated in Mercer County, according to a dispatcher with the Mercer County 911 Center.

Columbus' East Market has officially reopened after a lightning strike sparked a fire over the weekend.

Neighbors reported hearing a loud boom around 11 p.m. Sunday. Two men who were at the Railhouse Bar in the East Market then noticed that the roof was on fire.

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