{
  "id": 1669378,
  "title": "Nantucket artist, 71, almost died after she IGNORED lightning strike on her $3.4m home while making strawberry ice cream for evening with her cats",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/nantucket-artist-71-almost-died-after-she-ignored-lightning-strike-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Discovered",
    "slug": "discovered",
    "url": "https://dailymail.com/news/article-16059323/nantucket-artist-lightning-home-fire-cats.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In July 2024, a series of lightning strikes caused a fire to break out on Susan Hostetler's $3.5 million home in Nantucket, Massachusetts. The artist and gallery owner, 71, had been making strawberry ice cream before the incident. Hostetler initially dismissed the loud crash and the fire alarm she heard, believing them to be caused by a power surge. However, four camp counselors from the Strong Wings summer camp noticed the blaze from a distance and immediately rushed to her aid. Libby Stockton, Lilla Sharman, Jakobe Stevens, and Tabitha Myers knocked on her door and repeatedly yelled, \"Get out of your house! Your roof is on fire!\" Hostetler was saved along with her two cats, whose lives were secured in carriers by the rescuers. The group called 911 and worked together to evacuate Hostetler's home. While the gallery she owned, housing her late husband's artworks, suffered significant damage, Hostetler praised her rescuers as \"golden angels\" who saved her and her pets. The Nantucket Fire Department commended the camp counselors for their quick response and willingness to help a stranger in need.",
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  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}