REHOBOTH, Mass. (WPRI) — A Rehoboth family was left reeling Friday evening after their home was apparently struck by lightning.

Tom Glenn told 12 News he was inside his Williams Street home with his wife, son and dogs as a strong line of thunderstorms moved through.

"We had a lightning strike and then an immediate explosion," Glenn recalled, adding that the impact "shook the whole house."

Glenn said he then noticed smoke coming from the basement.

"Within minutes, our smoke detectors started going off," he said. "We grabbed what we needed, got our dogs and evacuated."

Williams called 911 from the backyard as flames and smoke started pouring from their bulkhead.

Assistant Fire Chief Mark Haskell said it took firefighters roughly 15 minutes to knock down the flames, which only spread fr

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