At 0243 the Sherburne Fire Department was dispatched to a residential structure fire at 295 State Highway 12B with the caller reporting fire in the attic.  Units arrived to find a single story structure with a worsening smoke condition in the attic space.  284 went to work stretching a line and searching for the source of the smoke while 287 pulled a back up line and assisted in searching the residence.  The seat of the fire was found to be a small space in the trusses requiring the companies to open-up the ceiling in the kitchen.  The fire was quickly extinguished and damage was held to a minimum.  Thermal imagining technology was key to the quick extinguishment and success of the incident.  A strong lightning storm passed through the area approximately an hour before the incident and the owner reports the house being struck by lightning.  Due to the rural setting a mutual aid tanker from Earlville and Smyrna were requested to the scene.