TOWN 'N' COUNTRY, Fla. — The Hillsborough County Fire Rescue was called to the scene of a house fire following storms that rolled through the area Thursday evening.
The dispatch center received a 911 call at 6:25 p.m. on reports of flames and smoke visible from the roof of their house in the Twelve Oaks Subdivision in Town 'N' Country. They said everyone from inside the house made it safely outside.
Once crews were on the scene, they reportedly saw flames on about half of the roof, a media alert from the agency explains.
Two fire units worked to put out the house fire while a search of the home was conducted to make sure no one was inside.
The incident commander eventually saw that the conditions of the roof were becoming unsafe and ordered all crews to come outside. The flames were under control 25 minutes after the first-arriving engine.
There were no injuries reported, and the cause of the fire was confirmed to be a lightning strike.
