An incredible video has been released by firefighters in Cornwall showing the moment lightning struck a newly built home at a housing estate under construction. The video shows the lightning bolt hitting the top of the roof of a house still being fenced off as it remains under construction at one of the new estates coming out of the ground on the edge of Redruth.

The video, which is best played with the sound on, shows the very moment of impact as sparks cascade down the roof of the house and the incredible sound reverberates around the estate. It was posted by Tolvaddon Community Fire and Rescue station in Camborne whose crews were called out to the incident early in the afternoon on Monday (September 5).

A spokesman for the fire station said that thankfully no-one had been hurt in the incident but reminded residents calling the fire service out to be more specific when giving directions as the crew struggled to find the location.

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In its Facebook post, the firefighters said: "Crews around the county are currently dealing with numerous incidents involving lightning strikes. Here's one which crews from Tolvaddon have visited this afternoon. Crews had difficulty locating the incident, please consider using 'what 3 words' in addition to the address when reporting an incident."

A spokesman for the station, which sent out two pumps and the duty officer to deal with the incident, added: "Fortunately nobody was hurt, the incident occurred in the Redruth area and there was slight fire damage to the buildings."

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