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Albemarle County: Family displaced after lightning strikes home in North Garden

Crystal Graham
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Albemarle County Fire Rescue responded to a home in North Garden Friday night after it was struck by lightning.

The home, in the 1800 block of Bundoran Drive, was not occupied at the time of the lightning strike.

Career and volunteer units responded to the home just after 9 p.m. They discovered smoke on the first story of the single-family residence.

There are no reported injuries from the incident.

The residents have been displaced.

The Albemarle County Fire Marshal’s Office determined the cause of the fire and ruled it accidental.

Crystal Graham

Crystal Graham

Crystal Abbe Graham is the regional editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1999 graduate of Virginia Tech, she has worked for 25 years as a reporter and editor for several Virginia publications, written a book, and garnered more than a dozen Virginia Press Association awards for writing and graphic design. She was the co-host of "Viewpoints," a weekly TV news show, and co-host of Virginia Tonight, a nightly TV news show on PBS. Her work on "Virginia Tonight" earned her a national Telly award for excellence in television.