Gainesville Fire Marshal Jerome Yarbrough says the house, at 220 North Avenue, will probably be declared a total loss because the "whole top of it" was burned.
Yarbrough say the fire - which started in the attic and probably smouldered for a time - was consistent with a lightning-caused fire.
He says the occupants had gotten married Saturday and left town for a honeymoon in the Virgin Islands.
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