Lightning causes house fire in Chaparral
Posted Aug 1, 2010 7:16 am.
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There was a close call for a family in Chaparrel Sunday morning.
Just after 2:00 a.m., lightning struck their two-storey home.
The battalion chief tells 660News the bolt hit the home’s roof and set it ablaze.
There were 12 people in the home at the time. They all managed to escape safely.
A total of 26 firefighters battled the blaze, and were able to keep damage contained to the upper floor and the roof.
No word yet on the cost of the damage.
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