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Firefighters respond to Parkville home struck by lightning early Wednesday morning

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Southern Platte Fire Protection District was called to a home Wednesday morning in Parkville, Missouri, on a reported fire.

The initial call came in around 3:50 a.m. Wednesday at a house located at 13955 NW 62nd Court in Parkville.

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Crews investigate fire caused by lightning strike at Parkville home.

The fire department confirmed to KSHB 41 News a lightning strike was the cause of the fire.

The house sustained minimal damage.