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| Tradesmen have lucky escape after Liversedge lightning strike | Tradesmen have lucky escape after Liversedge lightning strike |
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| A group of tradesmen had a lucky escape when they were almost hit by rubble falling from a building struck by lightning. | |
| The group were sheltering in a van in Holme Street, in Liversedge, when the masonry toppled on to their vehicle during a storm on Thursday. | The group were sheltering in a van in Holme Street, in Liversedge, when the masonry toppled on to their vehicle during a storm on Thursday. |
| Anton Edwards, who rents the building, said a tiler working at the site was also hit by a bolt of lightning but was uninjured. | Anton Edwards, who rents the building, said a tiler working at the site was also hit by a bolt of lightning but was uninjured. |
| He said he estimated the damage would cost up to £30,000 to repair, but said: "We are all fine, so that's all that matters." | He said he estimated the damage would cost up to £30,000 to repair, but said: "We are all fine, so that's all that matters." |
| Rubble landed on vehicles parked outside the building, but no one was hurt | Rubble landed on vehicles parked outside the building, but no one was hurt |
| Mr Edwards said: "[The tiler] had his foot hanging out of the door of his car and the lightning hit his foot. | Mr Edwards said: "[The tiler] had his foot hanging out of the door of his car and the lightning hit his foot. |
| "He's fine, he just got straight back to work. He's a Yorkshireman." | "He's fine, he just got straight back to work. He's a Yorkshireman." |
| Pictures from the scene show two cars parked next to the building covered in bits of rubble. | Pictures from the scene show two cars parked next to the building covered in bits of rubble. |
| 'Bit of a hoo-ha' | 'Bit of a hoo-ha' |
| The men had been putting the finishing touches to a kitchen and bathroom showroom inside the building, which was due to open on Friday, Mr Edwards said. | The men had been putting the finishing touches to a kitchen and bathroom showroom inside the building, which was due to open on Friday, Mr Edwards said. |
| A tenant had also been due to move into an upstairs flat on the same day, with a cleaner inside the property minutes before the incident at about 13:30 BST. | A tenant had also been due to move into an upstairs flat on the same day, with a cleaner inside the property minutes before the incident at about 13:30 BST. |
| Mr Edwards said the property had been left without electricity, meaning the tenant had been unable to move in. | Mr Edwards said the property had been left without electricity, meaning the tenant had been unable to move in. |
| He admitted the lightning strike had "caused a bit of a hoo-ha", but was confident everything would be back up and running within a week. | He admitted the lightning strike had "caused a bit of a hoo-ha", but was confident everything would be back up and running within a week. |
| "We will battle through," he added. | "We will battle through," he added. |
| A West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue spokesperson confirmed three crews used an aerial ladder platform to assess the damage and make the building safe. | A West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue spokesperson confirmed three crews used an aerial ladder platform to assess the damage and make the building safe. |
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