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Chesapeake family without home after lightning strike causes fire

Chesapeake home catches fire after lightning strike
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CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A Chesapeake family is without a home after lightning struck their house Monday, causing a fire.

The Chesapeake Fire Department said they got the call around 5 p.m. in the 3200 block of Martin Johnson Road. That's in the Deep Creek area.

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Everyone inside the home got out safely, the fire department said.

Firefighters quickly put out the fire, but there is damage to the inside of the home. Three adults, a child and a pet are displaced.

The Red Cross is assisting the family.

No one was hurt.