Strong storms spark house fire in Soddy Daisy

SODDY DAISY, Tenn. (WDEF) — Lightning struck a tree and traveled into a Soddy Daisy home while storms rolled through this afternoon.

At 4:01 pm, Sequoyah Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire on 10224 Hamby Road.

The first engine arrived on the scene reporting smoke but no fire.

Fire officials confirmed everyone was out of the house and started to investigate where the smoke was coming from inside.

Sequoyah VFD fire chief, Danny Cooke, reported the lightning traveled through the home and started a fire underneath the crawl space of the living room.

Since there was very little crawl space in the home, firefighters had to cut holes in the floor to access the fire and extinguish before it traveled throughout the rest of the home.

Sequoyah VFD requested a mutual response for additional help. Soddy Daisy Fire Department and Sale Creek VFD responded to the scene.

HCEMS responded to the scene for potential heat exhaustion to the firefighters.

Fire officials report damages at $60,000.