A Lauderdale Lakes girl will start school without her brand-new back-to-school supplies.
Her room was destroyed in a fire that sparked around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Teyairah Morgan, 8, told firefighters she was sleeping in her mother’s room because she was scared of the thunder and lightning due to Tropical Storm Fay.
The family did get out of the house safely before fire crews arrived at the home along Northwest 36th Terrace.
Neighbors said they heard a loud boom right before the fire sparked. Firefighters are checking to see if the fire was the result of lightning.