Mr and Mrs Glen and Sue Fendall, along with their three children – Nick (16), Charlotte (13) and 11-year-old Daniel, were inside their home in Kingsmill Avenue, when the lightning struck and ripped through the ceiling of an upstairs room.
The couple's eldest son, Nick, had an extremely lucky escape as he had been sleeping in the room just minutes before the strike at approximately 8 p.m. on Sunday, May 21st.
The Ribblesdale High Technology College pupil, who was due to sit his GCSE exam in English Literature two days later, was badly shaken by the incident.
Roof tiles had been blown off the house by the lightning strike and were scattered across the garden. The family was plunged into darkness due to the electrics being blown by a power surge.
Re-living the events of the evening, Mrs Fendall told the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times: "Nick had been asleep in the room just minutes before the lightning struck.
"He was on his way downstairs when we heard a loud explosion. Initially, we didn't know what was going on. Glen dashed upstairs and found that part of the ceiling in Nick's bedroom had collapsed.
"We had never experienced anything like this before and were quite shaken. Luckily, no-one was hurt. We could smell something burning and noticed that the light switch and telephone socket had exploded."
Fire crews attended to asses the damage and covered the hole in the roof with protection sheets.
The family expressed thanks to kind neighbours for rallying round at this difficult time.
Mr Fendall, who is the deputy county commissioner for East Lancashire Scouts, added: "I would especially like to thank fire crews from the Lancashire Fire Brigade, John, of Ribble Valley Electrical Services, and Mick, of M. J. Brooks Building Contractors, for their prompt attention and excellent service since the incident."
Although the roof has nearly been repaired, the family are currently having to rely on help from friends and neighbours as all their electrical appliances have been removed from the house and taken away for inspection.
Mrs Fendall added: "We have no microwave, no washing machine, no television and are relying on our good neighbours who are doing our washing for us."
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