PHOTOS: Lightning strikes likely cause two Austin house, apartment fires

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Firefighters have put out a house fire in the Avery Ranch subdivision of northwest Austin. They say the house fire and a north Austin apartment fire were probably started by lightning strikes.
The Austin Fire Department said when they responded to the house fire around 1:45 p.m., they found black smoke coming from the roof of the 2-story home on Brodick Drive, near the intersection of Avery Ranch Boulevard and West Parmer Lane. Crews say the roof of the home collapsed.