A tree smolders before being felled and extinguished by Northfield firefighters on Birnam Road after lightning struck an adjacent tree during a storm Tuesday afternoon, May 15, 2018.
A tree smolders before being felled and extinguished by Northfield firefighters on Birnam Road after lightning struck an adjacent tree during a storm Tuesday afternoon, May 15, 2018. Credit: Recorder Staff/Dan Little

NORTHFIELD — A tree caught fire on Birnam Road after a lightning strike Tuesday afternoon.