CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Clearwater family escaped safely after lightning struck their home Thursday afternoon and started a fire in the attic.
According to Clearwater Fire & Rescue, crews responded at 3:34 p.m. to a home on Temple Street after a woman called 911 reporting the house had been hit by lightning.
Clearwater Fire Rescue
Officials said the residents evacuated the two-story home before firefighters arrived on scene.
No injuries were reported.
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