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

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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.

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