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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - Champaign firefighters responded to an early morning house fire Friday after lightning struck a home.

The Champaign Fire Department was called around 4:57 a.m. for reports of smoke coming from a two-story home in the 4400 block of Trostshire Circle.

Crews entered the home and found a fire in the attic. Firefighters quickly brought the fire under control and kept it mostly contained to the attic.

Officials said the fire was caused by a lightning strike.

No residents or firefighters were hurt.

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