The Guardian
By Guardian staff
Sun 3 May 2026 12.31 EDT
Officials are investigating whether a huge fire that destroyed a top marine science laboratory at the University of South Florida may have been caused by a lightning strike.
Despite a huge response from local fire crews the Marine Science Laboratory building was completely destroyed after the blaze began on Saturday.
Moez Limayem, the USF president, said that lightning storms in the area were being looked at as a possible cause of the enormous and devastating blaze at the advanced scientific institute.
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