KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Lee's Summit family has been displaced after a probable lightning strike started an attic fire Tuesday morning.
The Lee's Summit Fire Department responded to a house fire just after a caller reported smoke coming from the attic around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 200 block of Northeast Country Lane.
Firefighters arrived to find smoke coming from the attic of the two-story, single-family home.
The family had evacuated and was safe outside.
Crews accessed the attic, removed part of the ceiling and extinguished the fire by 7:52 a.m.
The fire was contained to the attic, with no extension into the living areas.
Preliminary Fire Department findings indicate the fire was likely caused by a lightning strike as storms moved through the area.
The American Red Cross is assisting the family.
