Suspected lightning strike causes fire in house roof

St Helens fire by Heidi Baker:

OnTheWight has just received a call from the Isle of Wight Fire Service advising that they’re in attendance at a house in Lower Green Road in St Helens.

They’ve just arrived on site, so details are sketchy, but they understand the house was struck by lightning, starting a fire in the roof of the building.

Thanks to Heidi Baker for sharing the above image of the fire.

More details when we receive them. Our thoughts are with the owners and we hope the damage isn’t too bad.