Collin County

Lightning Hits 3 Collin County Buildings; Destroys Allen Home

Lightning destroyed a home in Allen on Sunday night, one of three houses hit by lightning in Collin county as severe storms moved through.

Firefighters responded to a home in the 900 block of Rachels Court around 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

Witnesses told NBC DFW that house went on the market last month. It is a total loss.  No one was injured.

During the same time, lightning hit a home on Lewis street in the central part of Plano. A Fire Dept. spokesperson said it was confined to the attic and no one was injured.

Lightning also hit the East Side Village Apartments in downtown Plano. A Fire Dept. spokesperson said all of the damage was external. No one was injured there.

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