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Police helicopter mistakes Christmas lights for house fire

Published December 21, 2016

FOX 13 Tampa Bay

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DALLAS - Clark Griswold would be proud of this home in North Texas.

In fact, the movie may have been the inspiration for this house Dallas Police Department’s Air One spotted while flying over the area Tuesday night.

Officers initially thought they’d found a house fire, but it was just some bright Christmas décor.