HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Lightning strikes caused at least two house fires in north Harris County as a line of storms moved through the Houston area early Monday, fire officials said.
Fire crews battled the fire at a home in the 100 block of West Valera Ridge Place near The Woodlands in northwest Harris County.
Fire officials said the home is a total loss. Luckily, the homeowners and the two dogs are OK.
“The homeowner said he was up for about an hour listening to the lightning and felt one that...he felt like it hit his house, got up to check the house and did not see any smoke or fire but his doorbell started ringing and knew nobody was there, so may have been a short in the house, he went back upstairs, and that’s when he saw some smoke coming out of the vents.” said Jason Washington, Battalion Chief of The Woodlands Fire Department.
No injuries were reported in that fire.
There was another report of a house fire caused by a lightning strike in the 17300 block of Kiowa River Lane, according to the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office.
The Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department is responding to that scene. Prior to fire crews getting to scene, two deputies entered the house to check if any residents were inside the burning home.
The fire marshal said they were transported to a local hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation.
The sheriff's office said the two deputies were alert and talking and were transported as a precaution.
No other injuries were reported at that scene.
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