Lightning starts house fire in Glasgow

GLASGOW, DELAWARE (6/24/2015) Lightning caused a house fire with $200,000 damage in Glasgow, authorities said today.

The blaze happened Tuesday afternoon in the 100 block of Haut Brion Ave., in the Meritage community as severe storms were moving through the area.

Robert Fox, chief deputy state fire marshal, said the home was full of smoke with fire in the basement when Aetna Hose, Hook & Ladder Company arrived.

Investigators ruled the cause was accidental.

No one was injured.

An adult displaced by the fire was relocated to a nearby hotel, Fox said.

Thousands remain without electricity after storms; cellphone problems reported