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Lightning Sparks West Nashville House Fire
A bolt of lightning from Sunday morning's storms burned a Hillwood home.
NASHVILLE, TN — Lightning from the brief but intense line of thunderstorms that pushed through the Midstate early Sunday sparked a fire that significant damaged a home in West Nashville.
Nashville Fire crews were called to the home on Vine Ridge between White Bridge Road and Hillwood around 7:30 Sunday morning and found flames shooting from the roof.
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The blaze was so intense, additional crews were called in and ultimately 25 firefighters were involved in battling the flames.
Investigators believe a bolt of lightning shot down the chimney and into the home. The attic and several rooms were damaged.
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Both people and a dog who were inside were able to make it out safely.
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