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<\/p>\nNeighbours were forced to look on in horror as a detached family home was set on fire by a lightning strike in Bristol.<\/p>\n
The house in Emersons Green, just east of the city, caught fire on Monday evening after being hit by a thunderbolt amid storms across the West Country.<\/p>\n
The property was engulfed in flames shortly before 6pm – though fortunately, everyone inside escaped unharmed.<\/p>\n
One person sustained an injury near the scene of the house fire, though this was unrelated to the incident itself and they were treated by ambulance crews.<\/p>\n
Avon Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to the blaze at 5.55pm, and eventually brought it under control by 10pm.<\/p>\n
“Upon arrival, crews found the house well alight with significant damage,” a spokesman for the service said.<\/p>\n
“Firefighters were able to get the fire under control and extinguish the majority of it using high-pressure hose reels and water jets.”<\/p>\n
The fire is believed to have been caused by the lightning strike.<\/p>\n
Just a few miles away, Bristol Airport suspended all flights following the electrical storm – which wreaked havoc on its radar and air traffic control.<\/p>\n
Neighbours were forced to look on in horror as a detached family home was set on fire by a lightning strike<\/p>\n
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“Following the earlier electrical storm, Bristol Airport remains closed to arriving and departing aircraft whilst engineers investigate a fault with air traffic control systems,” an airport spokesman said.<\/p>\n
“Customers should contact their airline with any specific flight queries.”<\/p>\n
Some passengers had to be sent home as travel chaos loomed amid the storms, with normal service slated to return by the early hours of Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Lightning strikes become more frequent during periods of high temperatures – and the West Country bore the brunt of what some locals dubbed “Armageddon” on social media.<\/p>\n
“Bristol is getting nuked right now,” one said, pointing to online maps of lightning strikes across the region.<\/p>\n
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The West Country bore the brunt of what some locals dubbed ‘Armageddon’ on social media<\/p>\n
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The Met Office recorded more than 23,000 lightning strikes across the county.<\/p>\n
Flash flooding struck Bath as the storms swept through Somerset, leaving whole streets underwater.<\/p>\n
“These storms brought frequent lightning, with over 23,000 strikes recorded, and up to 35mm of rain falling in a short period across parts of Somerset, leading to some localised flooding,” a Met Office spokesman said.<\/p>\n
“However, these storms have failed to bring respite from the current spell of hot weather, with temperatures expected to climb towards 39C over the coming days.”<\/p>\n
The Environment Agency issued flood alerts for areas near Shepton Mallet and Glastonbury following the heavy rainfall.<\/p>\n
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