Firefighters from the Villages Public Safety Department put out an attic fire Thursday evening in the Village of Bonita.
The fire occurred at a home on Cottageville Lane. The homeowners were not home and the fire was spotted by firefighters in the area investigating a possible lightning strike.
The fire in the home was limited to the attic and firefighters put it out within minutes.
This is the third suspected lightning-induced house fire in The Villages this summer. In June a home in the Village of Pinellas was destroyed by a suspected lightning strike. On July 12, a home in Lynnhaven erupted in flames during a storm.
