CRANBERRY TWP — A fire possibly sparked by lightning damaged a home at 607 Country Vue Court on Wednesday afternoon.

That was one of three reported lightning strikes at residences in the southwestern part of the county.

Nobody was injured in the blaze at Country Vue Court, although the two elderly residents who live in the double-wide mobile home will have to find temporary housing.

Taryn Sweeney lives across the street from the couple and said she called 911 shortly after 3 p.m. about the fire.

“I heard (lighting strike the home) and came outside to check and immediately smelled smoke,” she said.

That smoke turned into flames right before fire crews arrived, she said.

Sweeney said it took firefighters only five minutes to respond and they quickly knocked down the flames.

The fire caused damage to the roof of the trailer, and firefighters put a plastic cover over a hole to prevent rain from getting in.

“They got it out pretty quick,” Sweeney said.

Fire crews from Big Knob, Cranberry Township and Zelienople responded to the fire.

The two other lightning strikes occurred in Adams Township.

One strike hit about 3 p.m. on Senate Court; the other hit about 2:30 p.m. on Club Side Drive.

Adams Area Fire District Chief Bill Hays said he would be investigating those two incidents today, but said there was little damage at either location.

The heavy rains the county has gotten over a short period of time in recent months are “a nightmare” to handle sometimes, said Bob Skrak, Butler County manager at the PennDOT office in Butler.

“These flash rains, they’re concentrated in little areas, and they can wreak havoc in that little area,” he said.

Wednesday night there was standing water on Ekastown Road. But by the time state road crews had arrived there the water had receded, he said.

The rain hadn’t been as severe as some of the rains earlier this summer. And unlike hurricane or tropical storm weather, the rain affects smaller areas.

“Fortunately, it’s only been in segmented areas of the county,” Skrak said.