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ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A lightning strike sparked a fire in an Albemarle County home on Saturday night. Just before 9 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, crews with Albemarle County Fire Rescue were ...
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Clearwater Fire and Rescue made "quick work" of a mobile home fire that was caused by a lightning strike. Firefighters responded just after 8 p.m. Saturday to the Bay Aristocrat ...
A house fire in Waxahachie was caused by a lightning strike Monday morning. The two adult residents were displaced, but no injuries were reported in the blaze. All city fire and rescue units responded ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A fire Tuesday night in Leawood that injured two firefighters and caused significant damage to a house was caused by a lightning strike. Just before 6 p.m. Tuesday, Leawood Fire ...
CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (KCRG) - A lightning strike caused a house fire in central Iowa Sunday. The Clear Lake Fire Department responded to a report of a kitchen stove on fire late Sunday night, in the 2200 ...
Officials said no one was injured after a lightning strike led to a second-alarm inferno that tore through the attached garage of a large home in the Pigeon Hills late Saturday night. Firefighters ...
A lightning strike sparked a small fire that caused a Manheim Township apartment building to evacuate Wednesday afternoon as thunderstorms moved through south-central Pennsylvania. Around 3:50 p.m.