KATY, TX (Covering Katy News) — A lightning strike ignited a house fire on Mayfield Ridge Lane during a severe storm Tuesday evening, drawing crews from four fire departments as firefighters battled flames that broke through the roof before being brought under control.
The Ridgefield subdivision is off Cinco Trace Drive, not far from Spring Green Boulevard. It was not the only neighborhood that saw lightening strikes.
The first call came in at 5:23 p.m. on Katy Flewellen Road, followed quickly by a second on Baldridge Lane — both lightning strikes. Then, at 5:31 p.m., dispatchers sent crews to Mayfield Ridge, where this call was more severe…