Gas leak, house fire in southwest Omaha caused by tree struck down by lightning

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – A tree being knocked down after being struck by lightning was determined to be the cause of a house fire in southwest Omaha early Tuesday morning.

A report from the Omaha Fire Department says crews responded to the scene near 157th and T streets just after midnight Tuesday morning.

At the scene, crews shut down the gas line and found the fire in the home in the basement’s celling by the gas line. The residents were outside when crews got there…

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