SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A lightning strike is believed to have caused a fire at a home in Southwest Miami-Dade, according to neighbors and homeowners.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews responded to the home along Southwest 36th Street and 109th Avenue just before 12:45 p.m., Thursday.

“The smoke started coming from the attic in the second floor,” homeowner Nelly DePaz said. “The roof exploded in the beginning when the fire started.”

Cellphone video showed flames shooting through the home’s roof. 7News drone footage showed the top floor of the home covered in ash and debris from the flames.

Victor Crespo, who was inside of the home, said he believes a lightning strike caused the fire to spark.

“All of the sudden, I heard this loud thunder, and when I got out of the shower, I see my whole bedroom all with black smoke,” he said. “I was like, ‘Hey, I got to get out of here.’ I only got my phone, got my pants, no underwear, no shirt or nothing. I was like ‘You know what? I’m not going to risk anything to look for my stuff,’ and that’s what happened.”

The firefighters dealt with stormy weather conditions as they worked to put out the fire.

“It was definitely a tough fire fight,” Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Todd Easley said. “Initially, we tried to contain it within the home to a certain area and were unsuccessful due to the amount of fire upon our arrival. At that point, we went defensive to protect the adjoining property and also salvage what we could in the remainder of the house.”

No injuries have been reported.

Everyone who was inside of the home at the time of the fire made it out safely, Crespo said.

Representatives from the American Red Cross responded to the home to assist the family.

Crespo added that the family has a place to stay for the night while they figure out their next steps.

The official cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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