{"id":337183,"date":"2026-07-11T20:08:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T20:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/337183\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T20:08:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T20:08:38","slug":"lightning-a-contributing-factor-in-tallahassee-house-fire-saturday-morning-tfd-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/337183\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightning a \u2018contributing factor\u2019 in Tallahassee house fire Saturday morning, TFD says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; A fire, possibly sparked by a lightning strike, burned part of a home on the south side of Tallahassee Saturday morning, according to the Tallahassee Fire Department (TFD).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">TFD crews were dispatched at 8:47 a.m. Saturday to a house fire on Hampton Avenue. The fire was coming through the roof when fighters arrived at the scene. Crews found the fire in the attic and extinguished it. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-center\">More Tallahassee news:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">There was no one inside the home at the time of the fire and no injuries were reported, per TFD. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The fire\u2019s cause was electrical, according to TFD, and a lightning strike was \u201cidentified as a contributing factor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">TFD was assisted by the City of Tallahassee Utilities, the Tallahassee Police Department, and Leon County EMS.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/07\/11\/lightning-contributing-factor-tallahassee-house-fire-saturday-morning-tfd-says\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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