SIDNEY — A lightning strike Tuesday morning sparked a fire that destroyed a shed on Old Middle Road.

Augusta Fire Battalion Chief Daniel Guimond said the fire was reported by a Central Maine Power crew who passed by the area around 8:40 a.m., and noticed flames. The property is not numbered, Guimond said, but it was next to a home at 16 Old Middle Road.

Guimond said the outside building, which he estimated to be 20 feet by 20 feet in size, had been burned flat when firefighters arrived. The only thing apparently stored in the shed was a gas grill, Guimond said.

Sidney firefighters also responded.

The lightning struck a large pine tree near the shed, traveling through the root system to the building and setting it on fire, Guimond said. Electricity also traveled through the plumbing system of a nearby garage.

The charge, which blew the top off a well and damage, damaged the electrical panel in the garage.