One firefighter described the dramatic moment, saying, 'We weren't long back from a call and I was lying in bed when I saw a flash and heard a massive bang. Five minutes later, the pagers went off.' This underscores the suddenness and peril associated with lightning strikes and their aftermath.
Fire crews successfully tackled the blaze at the church in Ruan, where they found the timber spire atop the bell tower well alight, just moments before it collapsed.
While the main building of the church suffered some water damage, it was relatively unscathed otherwise, with fire crews managing to prevent the fire from spreading further.
The lightning's impact was felt widely, as reports indicated that several electricity poles and transformers were struck, leaving a local village without power, highlighting the extensive disruption caused.
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