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Chattanooga firefighters battle house fires, other weather-related issues during Saturday storms

Chattanooga firefighters respond to a house fire on Tristram Road believed to have been caused by a lightning strike during storms on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. / Photo contributed by Chattanooga Fire Department
Chattanooga firefighters respond to a house fire on Tristram Road believed to have been caused by a lightning strike during storms on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. / Photo contributed by Chattanooga Fire Department Chattanooga firefighters respond to a house fire on Tristram Road believed to have been caused by a lightning strike during storms on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. / Photo contributed by Chattanooga Fire Department

Chattanooga firefighters were busy responding to an influx of calls Saturday evening as storms moved through the area.

The reports included downed wires, flooding, vehicle crashes and some house fires that are believed to have been ignited by lightning strikes, according to a news release.

Crews arrived at one house fire in the 4000 block of Caine Lane at around 7:33 p.m. and extinguished flames in the crawl space.

Another fire was extinguished in the attic of a newly constructed house in the 2000 block of Tristram Road around 7:42 p.m. The residents were not home at the time and one dog was rescued.

No injuries were reported in the fires.

– Compiled by Kim Sebring