Two terraced houses in a Dorset village burst into flames in the early hours of Monday morning after being struck by lightning.
Dramatic footage shows the blaze tearing through the properties in Corfe Mullen, near Poole and Bournemouth, amid the thunderstorms that hit the south of England overnight.
No one was hurt in the fire, but the houses were severely damaged. The fire brigade sent six crews. Firefighters were at the scene for more than five hours until 5.30am. A spokesperson for Dorset Fire and Rescue service said: "We were called to Coronation Way, Corfe Mullen at 12.19am this morning after a lightning strike caused a significant fire in the roof space of two attached properties.
"Six fire crews attended, from Wimborne , Poole , Hamworthy and Ferndown, together with the aerial ladder platform from Westbourne and a support unit from Hamworthy [approx. 30 firefighters in total].
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