Home gutted by lightning strike

The couple had been modernising the house for three years

A house in Sheffield has been badly damaged after being struck by lightning during a storm.

Shaun Finnerty and Emily Cosgrave were out when the lightning struck, causing a fire in their terraced house which gutted the ground floor.

A builder who was working in the property at the time of the lightning strike was unhurt.

The couple were philosophical about their loss saying it was only "bricks and mortar".

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A builder who was in the house at the time of the strike was unhurt