Fire trucks surround a manhole near Lil Southern Market on U.S. 61 North. Flames shot into the air after a 4-inch natural gas line owned by the City of Vicksburg ignited after lightning struck a tree near the business at about 5 p.m. Gas service has been restored to customers in the area, Vicksburg Public Works Director Bubba Rainer said. (Meredith Spencer)