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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Yasmin Sarwar & Bradley Jolly

Insurers refuse to pay out after lightning takes out entire street's power

Insurers have refused to pay out after a whole street's power was taken out by lightning.

A pair of semi-detached houses were directly hit, taking out a telegraph pole, in Meir, Stoke-on-Trent during Sunday's thunderstorm.

Now, multiple families have been left without TV, WiFi and landlines but those affected say they can't claim on the insurance as it was an "act of God".

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