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Four people displaced after house struck by lightning in Chesapeake

Posted at 9:30 PM, Jul 01, 2016
and last updated 2016-07-01 23:14:42-04

CHESAPEAKE, Va. - Four people have been displaced Friday night after a home was struck by lightning, according to the Chesapeake Fire Department.

The strike of lightning caused a fire that damaged the home in the 500 block of Foxgate Quarter.

The fire caused minor damage, but the home is without electricity at this time.

The two adults and two children displaced do have a place to stay and there are no injuries reported.

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