CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A lightning strike that sparked a house fire in southeast Charlotte on Wednesday caused over $100,000 in damage, investigators said.
The fire started in the attic of a home on Churchill Road around 3 p.m. Wednesday. The house is just down the street from where Randolph Road meets North Wendover Road in the Cotswold neighborhood.
When firefighters arrived, they saw heavy smoke coming from the roof. It took a team of 28 firefighters about a half hour to get the fire under control. No one was hurt during the incident, according to the Charlotte Fire Department. Investigators determined the fire was caused by a lightning strike that occurred as thunderstorms were moving through the Charlotte area.
The house suffered an estimated $105,000 in damage. Firefighters said the flames were contained to a detached garage and didn't affect the home's living space.
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