Lightning hits a house in Leicestershire, leading to evacuations because of a fire.
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The roof of a Leicestershire home ignited after a lightning strike during a thunderstorm.
A Leicestershire home's roof caught on fire after being struck by lightning during a thunderstorm.
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to a domestic fire on Bayswater Road in Melton, at 4.57am on Thursday, May 28, following reports of a house being struck by lightning
Crews from Melton, Oakham, Billesdon and Central Fire Station all attended, with support from Northamptonshire Fire Service and Lincolnshire Fire Service colleagues, and tackled the blaze during an ongoing thunderstorm.
The Fire service reported that there were no casualties.
The fire has been extinguished but this remains an ongoing incident, with crews in attendance and a building inspector at the property, along with partners from National Grid.
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