Firefighters react to house fire in North Columbus district

Columbus, Miss. (WCBI) – The weather is held responsible for a fire in a quarter in North Columbus.

Columbus Fire and Rescue was called to a house on the Crepe Myrtle Drive in Northhaven Woods in the early 15th March.

Chief Duane Hughes said WCBI that Lightning had thrown the top out of a tree and sent it to the roof of the house.

The flash traveled through the house, blew from a bedroom window and drove through an electric outlet in the bedroom, lit the leaves on the bed.

Firefighters took the fire out before it could spread beyond the bedroom.

No injuries were reported.

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