'It was like a bomb going off!': Moment lightning struck neighbouring home three ft from girl's head
A man has spoken of hearing a sound which resembled a "bomb going off" after lightning struck a neighbouring house and narrowly missed a girl's head.
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A fire broke out at the semi-detached home on Springhill Road, Burntwood, as a result of the lightning at about 6am on Thursday.
No one was thankfully hurt in the blaze, which left behind damage to a bedroom in the loft space of the property.
Darren, who lives at the home with his partner, pet pooch and daughter, said the lightning struck just three ft away from her head.
A pile of damaged belongings lay outside the house on Friday morning as work had already begun to help repair the roof thanks to a community effort.
Andrew Harwood, who lives next door, said he heard heavy rain at about 6am on the day of the incident and went outside to close the door to his summer house in case it flooded when "all hell broke loose".
The 59-year-old said: "There was a massive flash, an almighty explosion, I have never heard anything like it. You could almost feel the blast wave off it.
