A lightening strike razed a southwest London home despite London fire crews responding three times to reports of smoke
Fire destroyed this house at 11 Guildford Cr. in London nearly 12 hours after it was struck by lightning. The owner operated a hair salon out of the home. Photo taken on Wednesday July 12, 2023. Derek Ruttan/The London Free Press
At the first call, there was light smoke and fire crews used a thermal-imaging camera to determine there was no heat source, Loveland said, adding they checked the house and found no source of fire.Article content An electrical discharge, lightning can easily travel through a house, even branching out and jumping from one area to another, as it moves from one conductive path to another, such as through wires or pipes.“It’s the way lightning works – there are a number of ignition points sitting behind drywall and you can’t see or discover them. Everything connected to the wiring has now been exposed,” Loveland said.
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