The lightning hit the roof of a two-story house on West Summerchase Drive, causing a fire on the roof. There were no injuries but two people and their dog will have to stay with family.
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Firefighters responded just after 2 a.m. to put out the fire and turn off the electricity.
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"It was a very loud boom!" said Rosemary Haney. "Just all of a sudden and I was up like that. I thought the oven had blown up cause my husband was baking biscuits."
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"A car pulled up and said 'Hey! Your house is on fire!'"
Haney has lived at the home for 13 years.