A COUPLE are today counting the cost after a lightning bolt struck their home last night.
Howard Galloway and his wife, Moira, 66, were sitting inside the property in Rasen Road, Kirmond Le Mire, when a freak storm hit the area at about 5.30pm on Monday night.
Firefighters believe the lightning was attracted to lead flashing on the property and then travelled through the electric supply.
Retired petroleum industry worker, Mr Galloway, 66, said: "I was on the computer and my wife was talking on the phone when we heard this horrendous bang and saw this bright flash.
"The chimney and gable end collapsed and there was brick, rubble and masonry all over the drive.
"Absolutely everything that was in the lounge has been destroyed."
As reported, firefighters from Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue's stations at Market Rasen and Binbrook were called to the house at 5.30pm.
The crews removed loose tiles and bricks from the chimney and roof of the dormer bungalow, making the property secure by covering the damaged section with a sheet of blue tarpaulin.
Firefighters also used a thermal imaging camera to check the property.See tomorrow's Grimsby Telegraph for the full interview with the couple.
