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Lightning May Have Sparked McHenry County House Fire

(CBS) -- A lightning strike may have caused a house in McHenry County to become engulfed in flames Wednesday evening.

A homeowner in the 600 block of Silver Glen in McHenry Township called 911 to report a lightning strike and minutes later the house went up in flames.

The house received extensive damage and the fire took about an hour to put out. No one was hurt.

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