BRANDON, Fla. — A lightning strike is being blamed for a fire at a Brandon middle school, according to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue.
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Crews responded to McLane Middle School shortly after 11 p.m. on Friday. There they found flames shooting through the roof of a building in the middle of the school's campus.
Fire rescue says it took 30 minutes to get the flames under control.
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The school district says the new school year will start on time.
No injuries have been reported.
