Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

Near Higher Crackington, between Camelford and Bude at 03/01/2014 11:15

Two fire appliances from Bude and two fire appliances from Delabole were mobilised following a report of a pair of semi-detached houses that had been struck by lightning. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus are investigating the roof area of one of the properties, where there has been a fire but is now believed out. There is smoke-logging to the second of the two-storey properties, measuring 10 metres by 10 metres.

Update: 13:00 hrs

Two semi-detached properties at this location were affected by the lightning strike. A fire has been extinguished in the roof of one of the properties. Electricity and Telephone engineers have been requested to isolate services to the buildings due to damage caused by the lightning. Considerable damage has been done to the roof of one of the properties, small tools a triple extension ladder and a thermal imaging camera were used to make the scene safe. Six firefighters from Bude currently remain on scene, western Power engineers and BT engineers are in attendance.
This posting will be updated when more information becomes available.