Lightning strike starts fire in SE Austin home
Photo courtesy Austin Fire Department.
Officials say the overnight storms were responsible for a fire in Southeast Austin. It happened around midnight in the 4400 block of Creede Drive.
The Austin Fire Department says the fire started in the attic and was caused by a lightning strike.
It took crews about an hour and a half to put the fire out. There was significant damage to the home.
One person was taken to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation.