Dramatic video shows moment flames and thick black smoke pour from roof of home after it’s struck by lightning
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Dramatic video shows the moment flames and thick black smoke pour from the roof of a home in Scotland after it was reportedly hit by lightning.
Firefighters attended the scene of the blaze, a semi-detached home on Grampian View, Aviemore in the Scottish Highlands at around 10am on August 12.
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Hide AdThe BBC reported that two children and an adult escaped the fire. There are no reported injuries.
A spokesperson for Scottish Fire and Rescue said: "We were alerted at 10am on Monday, 12 August, to reports of a dwelling fire following a lightning strike on Grampian View, Aviemore. Operations control mobilised four appliances and a high vehicle. There were no reported casualties."
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