Overview
- A lightning bolt hit a home in the 14400 block of Cypress View Drive and sent electrical current through the house wiring, igniting a small fire in the attic and reaching a computer that a child was using.
- Harris County Precinct 4 and the Cypress Creek Fire Department responded to the scene, extinguished the attic fire, and had EMS evaluate the homeowner’s son.
- Authorities have not released the child’s medical condition and say the incident is under investigation.
- Officials reminded residents that lightning can travel through a home’s electrical system and plumbing and advised avoiding corded phones, computers and other wired electronics during thunderstorms.
- The episode highlights how lightning can reach occupants indirectly through household wiring, raising the risk of shocks and electrical fires even when the strike does not hit a person directly.