Lightning may have started two fires that burned homes near Paso Robles and Los Osos early Thursday morning, according to fire officials.
The first blaze started at a house in the 500 block of Binscarth Road but was quickly doused by firefighters, according to County/Cal Fire officials.
It was contained about 25 minutes after the fire was reported to officials at 12:50 a.m.
No one was injured in the blaze and damage to the home was estimated at $25,000, fire officials said.
Morro Bay Fire Department assisted in fighting the fire.
Another fire broke out around 3:30 a.m. at a house in the 2900 block of Pleasant Road just north of Paso Robles.
Four people were home at the time and self-evacuated. No one was injured, fire officials said.
Half of the house was burning when firefighters arrived at the scene. It was contained just after 4 a.m.
An estimate on damage to the house was not immediately available, fire officials said.
San Miguel and Paso Robles firefighters assisted in fighting the blaze.
Investigators were still looking into the cause of both incidents and said they could have been started by lightning from a powerful thunderstorm that pounded the county early Thursday morning.
- Leslie Parrilla
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