Lightning strikes two buildings in West Sussex

Fire crews attended two incidents in the early hours of this morning

Author: Grace O'HarePublished 2nd May 2024

Fire crews in West Sussex have been dealing with two incidents where a lightening strike has damaged a building.

West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service were first called at 1:44am this morning (2 May) to a residential care home in Elmer, no fire was found and residents have now been safely relocated.

Just an hour later (2:24am), they were called to a university building in College Lane in Chichester and students have also been relocated.

SSE attended both incidents to make the electricity supply safe.

Other areas of the country saw near-constant lightning flashes overnight, with a Met Office yellow weather warning extended across southern England until 10am.

It was supposed to expire at 6.

Forecasters also predict the warmest day of the year so far.

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