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Lightning damages cottage
The electrical storm on Friday
night was more than just a spec
tacular light show for Don Sand-
ercott and his wife Margaret in
their lakefront cottage. The
cottage, Located in the Bayview
subdivision on the Bluewater
highway, suffered severe damage
when it was struck by lightn-
tn Apparently the lightning was
attracted to their television aerial
tower, the tallest in the area. It'
travelled down the tower, blew a
hole through the foundation of the
cottage and followed the wires
into the interior of the home.
The wall which contained the
outlet for the television was an
inside wall with the living room
on one side and a bedroom on
the other.
The force of the lightning
blew a hole in the wall abut
three feet in diameter. The
plaster from the wall was thrown
with such force that in the living
room some of it flew 15 feet,
before imbedding itself in a stone
fireplace. A large sofa was
picked up and thrown against
the fireplace with an armchair "
close behind. Lamps were
smashed and plaster and dust
covered everything.
The bedroom on the other side
of the wall was occupied by
Mr, and Mrs. Sandercott at the
time of the explosion, which
occurred at 4:30 a.nl. Luckily,
the bedroom door opened against
the wall and it had been left open.
The force of the lightning blew
the door off its hinges and
smashed it against the side of
the bed leaving a two inch dent
in the box springs.
The only other occupant of the •
house was the Sandercott's infant
grandchild asleep in another
bedroom. The floor of that room
buckled in the centre and the
ceiling tiles buckled as well.
However, the baby was safe and
didn't even wake up although
the crib was picked up and set
down by the force of the explo-
sion.
Electric clocks were blown off
the walls, the refrigerator was
picked up and knocked sideways
allowing the food inside to be
thrown out, windows were blown
out and glass was scattered
everywhere.
As yet, the Sandercotts do not
have an estimate on how much
the damage will cost to repair.
One thing is for sure, however,
the television tower is being taken
down and it is going to stay
down.
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE was .done to the lakefront cottage of Don Sandercott when it was struck by
lightning Friday night. Above, Doug Sandercott ppints to plaster from the wall where the lightning
entered which flew across the living room and embedded itself in the stone of the fireplace.
Photo by McKinley
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LIGHTNING ENTERED the cottage of Don Sandercott through
the television aerial tower wires. Doug Sandercott holds what
remains of the television rotor after the lightning blast blew a hole
in the wall it was fastened to. Photo by McKinley
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