Connie and Rob Turner, both 79, were said to be 'broken' after their three-bed home was destroyed in a blaze following the freak incident on Sunday evening (May 26). The pair had been watching TV in their kitchen when the bolt hit the property, in Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, East Yorkshire , with a "horrific bang" at around 4.30pm.
A huge fire then engulfed the roof of the building, with Rob, who is disabled, needing to be rescued from the fire by neighbours. While fire crews put out the blaze, the elderly couple has lost more than 40 years' worth of possessions - with the damage to the property thought to be over £200,000. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get access to all of our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
Connie's daughter, Caroline Moore, 54, one of the first family members to reach the property after the strike, described the scene as looking like a disaster movie. She said: "It was just like going onto a film set. I jumped out of my car, left the engine running and the door wide open, and just ran to the ambulance.
I didn't know at this point what I was going to find. They were devasted. They were both in tears.
My stepdad is disabled so the neighbours managed to get him out. And my mum, her blood pressure was over 200. It was just devastating to see them like that.
" Caroline said the pair were brought to a hospital, where they were found to have no phys.
