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Lightning Strike Sparks Fire, Destroys Montgomery County Home Lightning Strike Sparks Fire, Destroys Montgomery County Home
Lightning Strike Sparks Fire, Destroys Montgomery County Home A family was displaced on Thursday when a lightning strike sparked a fire in a Montgomery County that left it unsafe to occupy. During the series of lightning storms that rolled through the area on July 15, a home on Braemar Crescent Drive in Darnestown was struck, causing significant damage. Tw The fire started in the attic area and rapidly spread while temperatures in the area approached 100 degrees with high humidity. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO Crews had to battle both smokey conditions, extreme heat, and the blaze, which left four adults displaced, all of whom were able to get out of the ho…

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by Zak Failla