Windermere home catches fire after lightning strike

A home in Windermere caught fire this week after it was struck by lightning.

On Saturday, August 20, a dozen Orange County Fire Rescue units responded to reports of a house fire due to a possible lightning strike at 6020 Golden Dewdrop Trail in Windermere.

Crews arrived on the scene around 7 p.m. and within minutes, contained the fire to the attic of the home. By 8 p.m., the fire was completely extinguished.

No injuries were reported as a result of the incident.

The fire comes just days after a mother was killed at Trotwood Park in Winter Springs by a lightning strike.

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