Neighbors witness moment lightning may have sparked massive fire at Roswell home – WSB-TV Channel 2

FULTON, Ga. — A fire decimated a Roswell home Monday, which may have been caused by weather conditions.

Monday night, neighbors said Channel 2 Action News this lightning struck the house on Roxburgh Drive.

Channel 2's Elizabeth Rawlins was live from my home on WSB tonight at 11 p.m. where she spoke with a neighbor who saw it all.

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The house backs onto the golf course and some golfers were forced to take shelter Monday morning after witnessing a blinding flash of lightning. A few minutes later, they realized the house was on fire.

Channel 2 Action News has obtained dramatic video of flames consuming Roswell home.

“There was dark, black smoke, even in the rain you could see the thick smoke in the sky,” Don Zabkar said.

A neighbor and golfer was waiting for the storm to pass when he heard and saw the dangerous moments unfold.

He said the house caught fire as quickly as it took for first responders to arrive, just seven minutes.

“It was just for us. It burst and the ground shook,” the witness said.

Firefighters from Roswell, Johns Creek and Sandy Springs all responded, but it was too late, the house was destroyed.

“If you see the house from the golf course side, it’s just devastating,” the witness said.

The homeowners were not home when this happened. But firefighters managed to get their two dogs out of the house safely.

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Rawlins spoke with the family when they returned home. They were too devastated and didn't want to be filmed. They said they were trying to focus on salvaging everything they could.

“I guess it's love at first sight and you don't realize how fast it's all happening… you have seconds,” the witness said.

No one was injured in the fire.

Investigators are still trying to determine whether the cause of the fire was indeed linked to bad weather.

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