Lightning strike likely caused house fire in southwest Austin
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Firefighters suspect a lightning strike caused a house fire Monday morning in the Maple Run neighborhood of southwest Austin.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Firefighters suspect a lightning strike caused a house fire Monday morning in the Maple Run neighborhood of southwest Austin.
The Austin Fire Department shared the fire started in the attic of the two-story home on Mauai Drive. No one was injured.
Storms rolled into the Austin area Monday morning ahead of a cold front expected later this week.
Heavy rain and thunderstorms dropped 1″-2″ of rain in parts of Travis County by 8:30 a.m. Monday.
Severe weather is not expected, but lightning came with the thunderstorms throughout the area.