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Lightning sparks Largo apartment fire

Published  June 22, 2015 9:03am EDT
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Lightning sparked an apartment fire in Largo this morning.

Eight units were evacuated at the Bal Harbour Apartments off Belcher Road after lightning struck a building and went through a stairwell opening.

The resulting two-alarm fire spread through the building's attic.

There were no injuries reported.

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