Lightning sparks multiple fires across Tarrant County, displacing residents and forcing nursing home evacuation

TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — A powerful Sunday evening storm system brought heavy rain and dangerous lightning to North Texas, possibly igniting at least six fires across Tarrant County.

The fires started at about 3:30 p.m., including an apartment blaze in Fort Worth that damaged eight units and a fire at a Watauga nursing and rehabilitation facility that forced a full evacuation. No injuries were reported from any of the fires.

Henyi Coreas and her mother were recording a TikTok video outside their apartment in the 1200 block of Glen Garden Drive in Fort Worth when a lightning strike jolted them back inside…

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