Lightning Strikes Home in Kuringen: House Completely Burned Down, Residents Not Home

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A fierce lightning strike caused a devastating fire last night on Langvennestraat in Kuringen (Hasselt). The fire broke out on the roof around 3 a.m. and spread rapidly. Despite the quick intervention of the fire department, the entire building was lost.

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During severe thunderstorms on Saturday night, lightning struck the roof of a house on Sint Antoniusstraat in Waalwijk. The damage is said to be considerable. The resident was still watching television downstairs at the moment of the strike when he heard a huge bang. According to the resident, a flash of flame shot out of the meter cupboard immediately afterwards. While checking the meter cupboard, he then heard rainwater entering the house. Whe…