Severe storms pummeled New England Friday afternoon, leaving damage across the region.
In Millbury, Massachusetts, a house on Greenwood Drive caught fire, believed to be caused by a lightning strike.
A fire also broke out at a home on North Beacon Street in Watertown. Authorities are investigating whether lightning was to blame.
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"My neighbor who's a firefighter, who was off-duty, went running with a case of water," said Heather Lambo, who lives near the home. "He said that the house behind him was on fire, that they think it got hit by lightning."
A tree came down on a car on Ludlow Drive in nearby Worcester.
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Footage posted to social media showed flooded roads in Worcester, Newton, Wellesley and other communities.
The storms could be felt from Connecticut — where tornado warnings were issued but have since been expired — to Maine.
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