Roof partially collapses after lightning strikes residential home in Cleveleys during Fylde coast thunderstorm
Incidents follow a night of thunderstorms across the Fylde coast.
A residential property in Cleveleys was struck by lighting early this morning, causing the roof to partially collapse.
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Lancashire Fire and Rescue were called to the property on St Andrew’s Court in Cleveleys at 6.39am, following a night of violent thunderstorms which battered properties up and down the Fylde coast.
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Two fire engines attended the scene from Bispham and Presall. At the incident, they discovered that lightning had struck the roof of a domestic property on the road, causing the roof to partially collapse.
In response to the situation, firefighters isolated the electrics to remove danger of further incident and were in attendance for approximately one hour to ensure that the home was safe and that the threat was over.