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09
Jul 2023
Harrogate homes flooded and struck by lightning in storm
A house was struck by lightning and others faced flash flooding, as the Harrogate district felt the wrath of last night's storm.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service night shift summary reported crews from Harrogate and Knaresborough were summoned to a home on East Parade in Harrogate that had been struck by lightning at 22:38.
One occupant suffered shock as a result and was treated by a paramedic but was otherwise unharmed.
Police then cordoned the property due to “an unsafe chimney stack with some debris falling into the road”.
Boroughbridge crews also attended a power line in Ingmanthorpe after it had been struck by lightning, causing it to arc near trees. Crews remained at the scene until it was safe and “left the incident in the hands of power grid engineers.”
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Throughout the night, multiple houses within the district were hit by flash flooding.
Summerbridge firefighters were called to a house on Crab Lane in Harrogate following reports of flooding inside the basement. Crews pumped out water using an ejector pump. This was then left in the hands of the owners.
A house on East Park Road in Harrogate, was also flooded during the storm. Crews assisted occupants in using buckets to remove the water.
Firefighters also attended reports of flooding on Skipton Road and Devonshire Place.
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