A fire destroyed a home last Tuesday morning at 265 Hope Cove Road, in the Blue Water Bay area. A lightning strike may have started the blaze. The owner, Stephen Smith of Cottontown, was not in the house at the time of the fire. A next door neighbor reported the fire to dispatch at approximately 6:10 a.m., and DeKalb County Volunteer Firefighters responded to the scene. Firefighters fought the blaze for over five hours, as the two story structure burned and cause exterior damage to the neighboring home at 275 Hope Cove Road. Firefighters were called back, due to rekindles, a total of three times throughout the day and night.