Loud Boom Felt and Heard Throughout Community
The thunder from the lightning was so loud and was heard in the entire region. A number of residents described the sound as like an explosion. “It felt as if the flash reached us, and then about a second later, the bang came.

” One resident, Pascal van Duiven, told how “there was less than a second between the flash and the bang. The whole house was shaking.” Mark, another resident, concurred, “It was like an explosion, I thought it was.

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Firefighters Arrive Quickly And Street Is Closed
The fire brigade escalated the incident and a number of crews were sent in to attend the fire. Street Blocked Off For Public Safety While Crews WorkStreet Some residents also said that the lighting strike also set off their earth leakage circuit breakers.