A multiple-alarm fire that caused an estimated $1 million in damage to a Greensville house was caused by lightning, says the Hamilton Fire Department.

Firefighters were called to the house at 484 Ofield Rd., near Highway 5, shortly before 7 a.m. on Thursday for a house that had been struck by lightning and was on fire, Chief Dave Cunliffe said.

Crews arrived to a large, single-storey home with heavy smoke and flames through the roof. Given the extent of the fire, the call was upgraded to multiple-alarm, drawing resources from across Hamilton.

All residents safely fled the home before emergency services arrived. No injuries were reported.

Firefighters used multiple hose lines inside the house, along with an aerial ladder to the roof to suppress the fire, Cunliffe said. Given the locatio

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