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A fire engine of the fire department drives to an operation with flashing blue lights.
A fire engine of the fire department drives to an operation with flashing blue lights.

The city of Stralsund - House in Stralsund catches fire due to lightning strike

A lightning bolt set ablaze a home in Stralsund on Thursday. According to a representative from the Neubrandenburg police, it was the roof that caught fire. Thankfully, no one was harmed. Firefighters successfully put out the blaze. The anticipated repair costs are estimated at 50,000 euros, the police spokesperson added. Downpours and thunder storms brought about several fire department responses in various regions of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on this day.

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The home fire in Stralsund was not an isolated incident, as downpours and thunderstorms led to multiple fire department responses in the wider Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania region on that day. Stralsund, being a city in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, is not unfamiliar to such weather-related incidents.

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