Lightning damaged a gas pipeline causing a large fire and leading to road closures in Collierville, Tennessee. Emergency crews are allowing the fire to burn out before assessing the damage, with no injuries reported. Officials says the flying objects caught on camera by New Jersey residents pose no public threat.

Memphis Light, Gas & Water crews worked to put out a massive blaze after a gas line ruptured in Tennessee. Mike Fant

An explosion and fireball in Collierville could have been sparked by a lightning strike on a gas line, investigators believe.