Lighting Strike Causes House Fire In Rock Island

Forked lightning in a dark, ominous, cloudy sky

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(Rock Island, IL) -- Lightning struck a house in Rock Island last night.

That's what the Rock Island Fire Chief believes was the cause of a fire at a home on Partridge Circle off Ridgewood Road in southwest Rock Island late Thursday.

He says lightning from last night's storms likely started a fire that crews said had flames reaching heights of 30 to 40 feet.

Two people escaped the home without injury.

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