Lightning causes fire in metro Atlanta neighborhood, completely destroys garage

A metro Atlanta home caught fire after getting hit by lightning. Now part of it is completely destroyed.

The garage of a home on Theresa Court in Tucker, in the portion in Gwinnett County, was struck by lightning on Tuesday morning, setting it on fire.

The Gwinnett County Fire Department said the residents of the home called 911 and were able to evacuate, but the fire heavily damaged the garage space.

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Fire officials said the garage was extensively damaged and was deemed a total loss of the structure…

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