Lightning suspected in Evans home fire, family displaced

EVANS, Ga (WJBF)- An Evans family has been displaced tonight after a fire broke out at their home at Windmill Plantation.

According to a neighbor, the fire may have been caused by a lightning strike. He told NewsChannel 6 that he heard the lightning around 7:10 p.m. Sunday evening and looked outside to see if any trees were hit.

He didn’t see anything and a few minutes later he looked again and saw smoke coming from the home. A short time lighter the roof was engulfed in flames…

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