KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A lightning strike started an attic fire Thursday morning in Lee’s Summit.
The Lee's Summit Fire Department was called around 5:45 a.m. Thursday to the 4000 block of Southwest Normandy Drive. The caller reported a lightning strike had hit the house and smoke was coming from the attic.
Upon arrival, firefighters saw smoke coming from the roof of a two-story, single-family home.
The occupant of the home had safely evacuated before firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze.
The fire was under control shortly after 6 a.m.
While crews were able to contain the flames to the attic, smoke damage affected the living room.
The fire department said an investigation confirmed the fire was caused by a lightning strike from the storms that moved through the metro Thursday morning.
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