Fire & Rescue spokesman says there was nearly $1 million in damage By Dan Schere |
Photo from Pete Piringer via Twitter
Two families were displaced after lightning struck their houses in Potomac on Friday, causing nearly $1 million in damage, according to a Fire & Rescue official.
Around 5:30 p.m. Friday, about 100 firefighters were called to the 8500 block of Rapley Preserve Circle following an “intense storm,” Fire & Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer said in a video. Piringer said lightning had hit two houses on the same block, causing nearly $1 million combined in damage.
Piringer posted on Twitter that the fire at one house was in the attic and the walls.
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