A lightning strike is the apparent cause of a Tuesday morning house fire, said Jack Watson, Liberty Chapel Volunteer Fire Department assistant chief.
Liberty Chapel, Alvarado, Blue Water Oaks and Rio Vista firefighters responded to the blaze in the 3200 block of County Road 312 at 1:19 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the entire single-story home. Further investigation revealed that the fire was contained to a small area of the interior and the attic area.
The occupant told firefighters he heard a loud clap of lightning that he thought may have struck his home. The man said he found a hot area but could not find any smoke or fire, according to reports. The homeowner said he went to bed but was awakened by his smoke detector. The man said he found fire in the area of the wall that had been hot before he went to bed, according to reports.
The man attempted to fight the fire with a garden hose before firefighters arrived.
Firefighters used salvaged material to cover personal property in several of the rooms to protect items from water used to extinguish fire in the attic, Watson said.
Firefighters remained on scene until about 4:30 a.m.
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