Family has lucky escape after lightning bolt sets house roof on fire
- 11 days ago
A family which slept through a lightning strike wants to thank a stranger who knocked on the door - and 'saved their life'.
Dad Ali Shah, 59, had a random woman bang urgently on his door in the early morning to tell him there was black smoke "billowing" out of his home in Watford, Herts.
He was in bed and unaware of the danger in the room above his and his wife's bedroom - terrifyingly later told by fire services that the ceiling could have collapsed if they'd stayed another ten minutes.
Thankfully, Mr Shah and his wife, 66, and daughter, 32, emerged unscathed from the house - though the property incurred damage of up to £60,000.
Mr Shah, a technology consultant, said that though he'd heard the powerful lightning strike, he didn't think it was their home it had hit.
Dad Ali Shah, 59, had a random woman bang urgently on his door in the early morning to tell him there was black smoke "billowing" out of his home in Watford, Herts.
He was in bed and unaware of the danger in the room above his and his wife's bedroom - terrifyingly later told by fire services that the ceiling could have collapsed if they'd stayed another ten minutes.
Thankfully, Mr Shah and his wife, 66, and daughter, 32, emerged unscathed from the house - though the property incurred damage of up to £60,000.
Mr Shah, a technology consultant, said that though he'd heard the powerful lightning strike, he didn't think it was their home it had hit.