Lightning strike causes house fire in Fort Worth, officials say

FORT WORTH, Texas — A lightning strike caused a house to catch fire Wednesday evening in Fort Worth, officials say.

Shortly before 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Fort Worth fire crews arrived in the 4200 block of Leeds Drive to find fire coming from the roof of a home.

The family living in the home said they heard a large bang as they were sleeping and then went outside to find fire shooting from the roof, according to WFAA crews on the scene…

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