20-02-2017 14:56 via kxan.com

Lightning sparks southeast Austin house fire

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Overnight storms left a wake of damage in Central Texas, even sparking some overnight fires blamed on the lightning strikes.
The Austin Fire Department has confirmed at least one of the overnight fires was caused by lightning. Just after midnight a home on the 4400 block of Creede Drive caught fire. When firefighters arrived, there was heavy fire coming from the home.
AFD shared pictures of the home near Burleson and McKinney Falls Parkway in southeast Austin. AFD Divi
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