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Lightning strike blamed for Greenbelt apartment fire

WASHINGTON – Dozens of people in Greenbelt, Maryland were displaced from their apartments Tuesday night after a lightning strike sparked a fire. The fire started around 7:30 p.m. on Lakeside Drive at a two-story apartment building. No one was hurt, but a spokesman for the Prince George’s County Fire Department says 22 apartments were impacted.

At this time, it is unclear when the residents of those apartments will be able to return home.

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