House struck by lightning in Grimsby

A house in Grimsby has been struck by lightning, causing a fire at the property this evening.

Humberside Fire and Rescue are currently at Silvergarth, near to the King George V Stadium.

Grimsby Live understands the family was inside the property at the time with their pet dogs and were unaware the blaze had started.



Neighbors alerted the blaze and they managed to get out safely.

The road is currently closed while emergency services work at the scene to make the house safe.

A plume of smoke could be seen coming from the property for some distance.

house struck by lightning in Grimsby

This is in my own town Grimsby in the UK. This is something I thought I'd ever read about in my own town. Also, I can't believe the people in the house didn't realize it at the time. Also, if I was him id be wondering if God has a beef with me.

I know a guy that got popped by lightning.
Left his shoes in the floor of his truck and him in a ditch.
Bad Mojo.

a reply to: rikgrimsby

"We were called to the scene at 5.12 and arrived at 17.16"

Good job it wasn't an emergency or anything!

Yeah, I know, but that made me smile.

HAHAH a reply to: Tulpa

a reply to: rikgrimsby

Local news is fun sometimes.
I was looking for the part were they described the fire as approximately two metres high and six and a half feet wide.

Anyway, that'll teach them to do Ouija boards in the attic.

Yeah, here in the UK we only converted to the metric system in certain dimensions. Metric for hight and depth but still imperial for width.

originally posted by: Tulpa
a reply to: rikgrimsby

Local news is fun sometimes.
I was looking for the part were they described the fire as approximately two metres high and six and a half feet wide.

Anyway, that'll teach them to do Ouija boards in the attic.

a reply to: nonspecific

Did you read the article?
They'd mixed 12 and 24 hour times up from the call time to the arrival time. Over twelve hours to get there.

I'm in the UK, too.

That fire must've been at least 1000 pence fahrengrade .

originally posted by: rikgrimsby

Also, id be wondering if God has a beef with me.

Beef w you? Naaah. God may have a beef w this guy tho..

a reply to: NightVision

Probably one of those metalheadz!

originally posted by: Tulpa
a reply to: nonspecific

Did you read the article?
They'd mixed 12 and 24 hour times up from the call time to the arrival time. Over twelve hours to get there.

I'm in the UK, too.

That fire must've been at least 1000 pence fahrengrade .

nice.

a reply to: network dude

Nice!

But just to clarify. The report itself made the error in how it was written.
The fire service was there pretty quickly.

a reply to: Tulpa

I just enjoyed your humor.

originally posted by: network dude
a reply to: Tulpa

I just enjoyed your humor.

I enjoyed the South Park.

Sometimes when I read back what I've written I can see how it may not be taken in the way it was intended.

Anyway, bit of a one-off getting struck by lightening and it's lucky someone went and alerted them since they didn’t notice the fire up above. Going to be a pain sorting that out but at least they're all OK.

Cheers.

I wonder if with it being a bit of a non story they gave the job to an office junior or apprentice maybe?

The line " Plume of smoke could be seen for some distance" is a rather vague assesment of the size don't you think?

Also one of the taglines on a photo was "another picture of the fire"

originally posted by: Tulpa
a reply to: network dude

Nice!

But just to clarify. The report itself made the error in how it was written.
The fire service was there pretty quickly.

a reply to: nonspecific

Nice picture of a fire engine, though.

Like I said, local news can be great fun. If Grimsby is anything like where I live it's the story of the week.
The reporter probably beat the fire service there!

Our local paper (or should I blame the printer? ) haven't heard of spellchecker and it's a crime wave when more than two sheds get broken into.
We have the occasional fire in a litter bin but that's just kids. Not as cool as a lightning strike.

I'm even more remote than you by the sounds of it so local news is pretty much non existent although some sheep got out a few months back and they were on the road.

Last month 3 peacocks were running amok after escaping from a country house a few miles away.

originally posted by: Tulpa
a reply to: nonspecific

Nice picture of a fire engine, though.

Like I said, local news can be great fun. If Grimsby is anything like where I live it's the story of the week.
The reporter probably beat the fire service there!

Our local paper (or should I blame the printer? ) haven't heard of spellchecker and it's a crime wave when more than two sheds get broken into.
We have the occasional fire in a litter bin but that's just kids. Not as cool as a lightning strike.

originally posted by: nonspecific
The Horror!!!
You're lucky you survived.
We get pheasants quite often and they just come right into the garden.
Sneak right up on you.

I never got out anymore.


Last month 3 peacocks were running amok after escaping from a country house a few miles away.

originally posted by: Tulpa
a reply to: nonspecific