Lightning may have started a fire that sent people running out of their apartments in far southwest Fort Worth.
It happened just before 5 a.m. Wednesday at an apartment complex on Bayline Drive, near Chisholm Trail Parkway and Altamesa Boulevard. There was a lot of lightning in the area at the time."It was just thundering and lightning. It was getting really close," Keiara Fredrick said. "The next thing you know I’m hearing dogs barking really loud. I thought it was lights or something, but it turned out to be fire. Very scary.
Firefighters said they received several calls about possible lightning fires Wednesday morning. Investigators will determine whether lightning is to blame for this fire.Wednesday will be another cold and wet morning. But FOX 4 Weather meteorologist Evan Andrews said once we get through the day, the forecast is dry for the rest of the week.About 20 people who live at the complex are now displaced.
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