One family in Montgomery County is without a place to call home after lightning from Saturday’s storm struck their house, resulting in a major fire.
“Lightning struck around the front corner of the house and the power surged,” said homeowner Deborah Griffin.
Deborah said that only a few minutes passed between when she and her grandson first saw the smoke, gathered their things and got out of the house. She said by the time she made it outside the house was completely engulfed in flames. When crews got there, they worked for about an hour to put out the blaze, but the house was completely burned to the ground.
“We grabbed our animals and went out the door, and I was able to get my husband’s ashes out too,” said Griffin.