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LIGHTNING LIKELY CAUSE OF SGT. BLUFF HOUSE FIRE

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FIRE HAS LEFT A SGT. BLUFF FAMILY WITHOUT A LIVABLE HOME.
SGT. BLUFF FIRE CHIEF ANTHONY GAUL SAYS THEY RESPONDED TO THE CALL AT 12:47 A.M. EARLY MONDAY:

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A THUNDERSTORM WAS IN PROGRESS AT THE TIME.
CHIEF GAUL SAYS THE FIRE WAS BURNING THE LENGTH OF THE ATTIC;

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THE FAMILY AND THEIR PETS WERE SAFELY EVACUATED WITHOUT INJURY.

GAUL SAYS THE HOME WAS RED TAGGED BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE:

SBFIRE5 OC….COUPLE OF MINUTES. :08

HE SAYS LIGHTNING WILL LIKELY BE RULED AS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE.

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