Firefighters responded Monday morning to a house fire in Germantown that was caused by a lightning strike.
The fire has been put out at the home in the 7400 block of Weaver Road.
Lightning apparently struck one corner of the house around 8:30 a.m. and a fire erupted in the home's attic.
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