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Originally Posted by Malsua
For what it's worth, I know the lady whose court yard villa was struck by lightning during that storm a month or so ago.
She's 97 years old, saw the flash, heard the boom and went back to watching TV.
Fortunately, she's a spry 97 and has great neighbors who have the door code to her home.
They came in and informed her that her home was on fire. They got her right out of there.
The power never went off!
I'm a Home Inspector and was asked to inspect the home 3 doors down that is for sale so she could stay in the same neighborhood.
On my way out, I grabbed a 360 camera view of the lightning and subsequent fire damage. You can spin the view any direction you'd like as you watch.
You can view it here:
https://youtu.be/ttEo3DZnhok?si=PsFU9Pjp4Z4pWO7S |
Thanks for the pictures. Looking at the fire damage, it appears the fire may have started or accelerated over the garage based on how the entire garage ceiling fell basically in one piece. That home has the old yellow CSST flexible gas pipe. It would be interesting to know from a professional.