Suffolk bungalow roof destroyed after being stuck by lightning
Firefighters remained at the scene until 03:32 to ensure the fire was fully extinguished and would not reignite using a thermal imaging camera. They left at about 10:10 on Saturday.
The property was hit during a night when more than 30,000 lightning strikes were recorded after thunderstorms swept across parts of England, according to the Met Office.The vast majority of the lightning was out at sea, but torrential downpours also hit land, causing disruption in Kent with flooding in the Dover area.Rain and lightning started at about 22:00 on Friday after the country experienced its hottest day of the year so far with temperatures reaching 29.4C in west Suffolk.
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