Lightning strikes home just outside Winnipeg during storm
Posted August 16, 2022 10:28 am.
Officials believe lightning struck a home just outside Winnipeg during Monday night’s storm, causing it to catch on fire.
The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) says a single-family home on Forbes Road was struck shortly before 9 p.m.
Crews say they found “light smoke” coming from the home when they arrived.
The house’s occupants had already evacuated.
The WFPS needed to deploy water tankers as the building was located outside the city’s water district.
The fire was under control by 10:35 p.m.
No injuries were reported.
