Fire officials say while the official cause of the fire is under investigation, residents say lightning blew bricks from the chimney Thursday night.
A home in Cheesequake was badly damaged after it was struck by lightning during a round of severe thunderstorms on Thursday.
An elderly couple was believed to be in the home on Howard Avenue when it went up in flames just before 4 a.m. Friday.
The family says they don't know what would have happened if the EMTs had not been there at the right moment.
Everyone was home at the time of the fire except for the father who was at work.
NewsCopter 7 was over the burning home located on 17th Street near Fifth Avenue in Norwood.