Thunderstorms with lightning likely caused two house fires in Fort Worth Thursday afternoon.
In north Fort Worth near Highway 287 and West Bond Ranch Road, a family heard a crackling noise after a lightning strike. A few minutes later, they got a call from a neighbor who saw smoke. FOX 4 Weather meteorologist Kylie Capps gives an update on the Labor Day weekend forecast.
Firefighters said lightning caused a second fire a few hours later at a house in south Fort Worth near Altamesa Boulevard and Camelot Road.
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