Maha: Fodder bales reduced to ashes in fire caused by lightning strike in Palghar district

More than 1,100 bales of fodder were destroyed in a major fire triggered by a lightning strike in Sakhre village in Palghar district of Maharashtra on early Monday morning, officials said. No one was injured in the incident.Officials said a bolt from the sky fell right on the stack of fodder bales at around 3.30 am in a field.

More than 1,100 bales of fodder were destroyed in a major fire triggered by a lightning strike in Sakhre village in Palghar district of Maharashtra on early Monday morning, officials said. No one was injured in the incident.

Officials said a bolt from the sky fell right on the stack of fodder bales at around 3.30 am in a field. At least two fire engines from Palghar city rushed to the spot, located 51 km away, and brought the blaze under control after at least five hours.