Lucie County Fire District crews responded to a house fire at the 900 block of Bellevue Avenue in Port St. Lucie Friday evening. At the time of the storm, radar picked up a significant amount of lightning in the area. Lucie County Fire District said it cannot confirm the cause, as the fire marshal's office still needs to investigate.
The fire occurred during severe weather that brought heavy rain and significant lightning activity across Port St. Lucie. Merry Moore O'Rourke said her rain gauge caught over 3 inches. Lucie County Fire District said crews also contained a brush fire near the 1900 block of Castinet Lane after reports that a lightning strike ignited vegetation in a nearby lot. In Okeechobee County, fire rescue crews airlifted a man to the hospital after he was struck by lightning.