BLOOMFIELD HILLS (WWJ) - A fire that raged through the garage of a Bloomfield Hill home may have been caused by a lightning strike as storms blew through the area on Thursday afternoon.
The Bloomfield Hills Fire Department said fire crews were dispatched to a home in the 1600 block of Rathmor Road just after 2:30 p.m. after multiple calls came in about a building fire.
When crews arrived at the home, they found flames coming from the garage area. The fire was quickly contained and extinguished, the department said.
No one was home when the blaze broke out and no injuries were reported.
While fire officials are still working to determine the cause of the fire, witnesses said they saw lightning in the immediate area right before the incident.
A line of thunderstorms blew through the area early Thursday afternoon, bringing heavy downpours and frequent lightning. The storms impacted the Howell and Flint area just before 11:15 a.m. and pushed into Detroit, Monroe and Port Huron at around 1:15 p.m.
The Bloomfield Hills Fire Department said they were helped on scene by the Troy Fire Department Troy Mich., Bloomfield Township Fire Department, Berkley Department of Public Safety and Star EMS.
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