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Lightning strikes a detached house - roof truss on fire

Lightning strikes an unoccupied house in the Upper Palatinate and sets the roof truss on fire. According to the police, the damage is in the six-figure range.

Lightning strikes a house in Nittendorf
Lightning strikes a house in Nittendorf

Fires - Lightning strikes a detached house - roof truss on fire

A lightning strike set the roof of a house on fire in the Upper Palatinate district of Regensburg, Germany. According to the police, the unoccupied single-family house in Nittendorf was hit by the lightning late in the afternoon on a Sunday. Firefighters quickly brought the fire under control. The damage, as estimated by the police, was in the lower six-figure range. No one was injured, according to a police spokesperson.

The fire originated from a lightning strike on the roof truss of the house. The incident occurred in the County of Regensburg, which is part of the Upper Palatinate in Bavaria, Germany. The authorities believe the detached house had been unoccupied at the time of the fire. Following the incident, local police conducted an investigation.

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