FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WTVF) — Lightning started a house fire in Williamson County during severe storms Tuesday night.
Williamson County firefighters responded to the home in the Watkins Creek subdivision.
The storms that pushed through the mid-state caused several reports of damage and thousands of outages across the region.
Details of the fire weren't released, but Emergency Management officials used the incident to remind people of the dangers of lightning.
Please stay indoors. Cloud to ground lighting is extremely dangerous. https://t.co/wT1N9wJhbl
— Williamson Fire (@Williamson_Fire) August 13, 2019
