Last week, lightning struck a house in Bell County not once but six times, with the final strike causing a fire.

The Crutch family, who moved to Central Texas from South Korea about three months ago, is starting from scratch after a massive fire in Belton destroyed their belongings.

The Bell County Fire Marshal’s Office responded to a home fire that was caused by intense lightning strikes Saturday morning.

The Bell County chief fire investigator was shocked to discover the reason behind one of two more structure fires that ...