The Houston Fire Department has now confirmed it was sparked by lightning.
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Twelve units were destroyed.
"It's crazy how some things can happen so fast, some things so unexpected like that," said Jalen Jones, who has lived there for a year. "A lightning strike. What are the odds?"
Neighbor Carlos Delgado saw the strike and yelled for help.
"It was so quick. Like, we saw the fire, and then all of a sudden, it's the whole roof of the whole building," Delgado explained. "It started smoking."
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Everybody made it out safely, but on Friday, there's nothing left to go back to.
Six families who lost their homes have children at Clear Creek ISD.
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According to a district spokesperson, Clear Creek ISD has raised $8,000 in donations in less than 24 hours and plans to give each family $1,300.
"When I got up this morning, I feel lost, but as the day go by, and I focus more on my God, I believe he's in control of this. I am at peace," said Sonia Joseph, who has two children in the district.
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