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Lightning Strikes Tree, Wood Flies Into Home

LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4) - West Metro firefighters responded to a home near Wadsworth Boulevard and Coal Mine Avenue after a lightning bolt hit a tree. It happened during a storm on Tuesday afternoon.

West Metro Lightning Strike 3 (West Metro Fire)
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West Metro Lightning Strike 2 (West Metro Fire)
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The force of the strike sent some debris across the yard. Some wood flew through a home's siding and landed inside a bedroom.

West Metro Lightning Strike 1 (West Metro Fire)
(credit: West Metro Fire)

No one was hurt.

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