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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
James Holt & Susie Beever

Lightning strikes home blowing hole in roof as woman inside 'thought a bomb had gone off'

A woman described how she thought a "bomb had gone off" as her home was struck by a bolt of lightning during a thunderstorm.

Residents on a terraced street in Greater Manchester saw the buildings hit with around 300million volts as the area saw thunderstorms strike on Sunday afternoon.

The hit caused sockets to jolt out of the walls, light bulbs exploding and rooms fill with smoke, leaving residents absolutely terrified.

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