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Lightning Strikes Home Near Grove City Starting Fire
GROVE CITY -- Fire crews responded to a house fire in Meeker County early Friday morning.
The call came in around 4:30 a.m. in the 51000 block of 335th Street in Swede Grove Township, north of Grove City.
Authorities say it's believed lightning struck the house causing the blaze. The homeowners, 81-year-old Harold Minnick and 57-year-old Karla Minnick were not hurt.
The house did sustain significant damage.
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