The Brief
- Severe Friday morning storms are the suspected cause of several house fires across Frisco, Plano, Allen, and Dallas.
- An Allen firefighter sustained non-life-threatening injuries after falling through a ceiling while fighting an attic fire. No other injuries have been reported.
- Neighbors captured video of several of the suspected lightning fires.
DALLAS – Lightning is likely to blame for several house fires in North Texas on Friday morning.
Fires were reported in Frisco, Plano, Allen, and Dallas as storms were moving through the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex around 9 a.m.
Frisco
The Frisco Fire Department confirmed it responded to a 1-alarm fire at a single-family home on Possum Kingdom Drive. The house was severely damaged, but no one was injured.
Viewer Gabrielle Laredo said he saw a strike of lightning hit the home near Panther Creek Parkway and the Dallas North Tollway. He shared video of flames later tearing through the home’s roof.
Plano
Plano Fire-Rescue is investigating lightning as the possible cause of at least five fires in the city on Friday morning. …