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Lightning Strike Causes Fire at Margate Home

The family inside, including a child in a wheelchair, were able to escape before crews arrived at the scene

By NBC 6 • Published August 13, 2021 • Updated on August 13, 2021 at 7:02 pm

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NBC 6’s Paxton Boyd is in Margate where police say the lightning started in the backyard before it reached the house.

An early morning lightning strike caused a fire at a home Friday in Margate, with a family able to escape in time.

Margate-Coconut Creek Fire Department spokesman Capt. Matthew Whiteshield said the fire started on the back patio of the home at 403 Southwest 65^th Avenue, confirming it was caused by a lightning strike.

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Whiteshield said fire crews were able to contain the fire to the patio and kept it from getting inside the home.

The family inside, including a child in a wheelchair, were able to escape before crews arrived at the scene. Fire rescue crews were able to find two dogs inside the home and took them to safety.

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