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Lightning Bolt Cuts Trench Through Ground, Torches Abington Home and Barn

Benjamin Cortez
About 10 hours ago

A family of four fled their Abington home early Friday after a lightning strike melted doorknobs and sparked a three-alarm blaze.

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Lightning Bolt Cuts Trench Through Ground, Torches Abington Home and Barn
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Lightning Bolt Cuts Trench Through Ground, Torches Abington Home and Barn

Benjamin Cortez
About 10 hours ago
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