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    PHOTOS: Lightning strike sparks house fire in North Carolina

    By Abby Mittower,

    10 days ago

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    MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NC ( QUEEN CITY NEWS ) — In the aftermath of strong storms, which left many without power and one person dead in Gaston County, a lightning strike sparked a house fire, according to the Cornelius-Lemley Fire Rescue .

    Firefighters say the lightning strike caused a garage to catch fire. The blaze was controlled in about 25 minutes. No one was in the home at the time.

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    The Davidson Fire Department’s Station 1 and Huntersville Fire Department’s Station 2 also responded.

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