Incidents of interest

Published

24/07/2021 4:38am

Location

Mercia Avenue, Charlton, Andover, United Kingdom

Crews attend house struck by lightning in Andover.

Firefighters from Whitchurch, Overton, Winchester, Basingstoke, Rushmoor, with support from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, were called to Andover at 4:38 this morning. This was after a house was struck by lightning during last night’s storm. Two semi-detached houses were severely damaged from the strike. A 70-year-old female was assessed by ambulance crews on the scene but was not taken to the hospital. One ariel ladder platform and two  45mm jets were used at the incident.

The stop message came in at 7:18.

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