This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/north_east/7393985.stm
The article has changed 2 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Previous version
1
Next version
Version 0 | Version 1 |
---|---|
Boy sleeps on as lightning hits | Boy sleeps on as lightning hits |
(1 day later) | |
A three-year-old boy has slept through a lightning strike which blew a hole in his bedroom wall. | A three-year-old boy has slept through a lightning strike which blew a hole in his bedroom wall. |
Elis Roberts's parents found him fast asleep in his room, which was covered in masonry, plaster and dust. | Elis Roberts's parents found him fast asleep in his room, which was covered in masonry, plaster and dust. |
The lightning blew all the light bulbs and electrical equipment in the house and other homes in the Flintshire road as storms hit north Wales. | The lightning blew all the light bulbs and electrical equipment in the house and other homes in the Flintshire road as storms hit north Wales. |
"We have been so very lucky," said his mother Pat Mulreay, of Edwin Drive, Flint, after Saturday morning's strike. | "We have been so very lucky," said his mother Pat Mulreay, of Edwin Drive, Flint, after Saturday morning's strike. |
"It could have been a lot worse." | "It could have been a lot worse." |
The lightning hit Edwin Drive at about 0045 BST as many parts of Wales experienced thunder and lightning and some had flash flooding. | The lightning hit Edwin Drive at about 0045 BST as many parts of Wales experienced thunder and lightning and some had flash flooding. |
The blast, heard throughout the neighbourhood, sent debris all over the bedroom, covered in Liverpool Football Club posters and other memorabilia. | |
I said, 'what the hell was that?' Iestyn Roberts, Elis's father, on the moment lightning struck | |
The strike at their dormer bungalow home knocked out their television, video and Sky box, and those in other homes in the street. | |
Ms Mulreay, who also has a one-year-old baby son Deryn, said she was nodding off when she heard a noise like "a massive explosion." | Ms Mulreay, who also has a one-year-old baby son Deryn, said she was nodding off when she heard a noise like "a massive explosion." |
Initially, she could not make out what it was, and neighbours went out into the street. | Initially, she could not make out what it was, and neighbours went out into the street. |
It turned out that lightning had hit the gable end of her house and exploded breeze blocks in the wall, leaving a hole high up the wall of Elis' bedroom. | It turned out that lightning had hit the gable end of her house and exploded breeze blocks in the wall, leaving a hole high up the wall of Elis' bedroom. |
But they found him safe and well, and blissfully unaware of the drama going on around him. "He didn't even wake up," said his mother. | But they found him safe and well, and blissfully unaware of the drama going on around him. "He didn't even wake up," said his mother. |
The electrical wiring was intact, but all bulbs and electrical equipment were blown. | The electrical wiring was intact, but all bulbs and electrical equipment were blown. |
Elis's father Iestyn Roberts, a senior team leader at a local food factory, said he was fast asleep when he was woken by a huge bang. | Elis's father Iestyn Roberts, a senior team leader at a local food factory, said he was fast asleep when he was woken by a huge bang. |
"We both sat up," he said. "I said, 'what the hell was that?' It was all dark." | |
He found the hole in the wall between the upper stairs and Elis' bedroom. | He found the hole in the wall between the upper stairs and Elis' bedroom. |
"The main thing is that everyone was OK," he said. "The firemen were brilliant. | "The main thing is that everyone was OK," he said. "The firemen were brilliant. |
"They checked everything before leaving and even fitted a couple of modern smoke alarms because they said ours, which had been here since before we bought the house, were old." | "They checked everything before leaving and even fitted a couple of modern smoke alarms because they said ours, which had been here since before we bought the house, were old." |
North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said the strike had not started a fire, but they had ensured that everything in the property was safe. | North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said the strike had not started a fire, but they had ensured that everything in the property was safe. |
Previous version
1
Next version