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Horton Kirby home suffers lightning strike causing telephone to blow up in the Dartford village

A lightning strike caused a small house fire early today, blowing a telephone off the wall.

Kent Fire and Rescue Service crews were called to the Horton Kirby home at 2.40am when a bolt struck a nearby pylon.

It sparked the blaze and the surge of electricity also saw a fuse box smash to the floor.

A lightning strike caused a small fire in a Horton Kirby home. Library image
A lightning strike caused a small fire in a Horton Kirby home. Library image

Nobody was hurt and firefighters were at the scene for 45 minutes.

It comes after a lightning strike caused big disruption on Southeastern trains in Kent today.

Meanwhile, a weather warning is in place for Kent as heavy rain and thunderstorms could cause flooding.

A yellow alert has been issued for the county by the Met Office, which says up to 30mm of rain could fall in some places.

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