Lightning Blasts Hole in Waterbury Home
Wednesday, Dec 1, 2010 | Updated 2:02 PM EDT
Devin Crutcher
Lightning like this ripped through a Waterbury home.
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A Waterbury man had an unpleasant awakening on Friday morning when lightning struck his home.
Bill Junga said the lightning hit his Grassy Hill Road home around 4:30 a.m.
When the fire department arrived, they were concerned because Junga’s 81-year-old mother, Bernice Junga, has oxygen tanks for dialysis and the mix with lightning could pose a problem. She was taken to the hospital as a precaution. Bill Junga's girlfriend, Kim Marcinczyk, was also evaluated as a precaution.
Neighbors told dispatchers they heard what sounded like a loud explosion as lightning blasted a hole in the wall and damaged to the electrical circuits.
The fire marshal is on scene and is investigating.
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