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Pier evacuated after lightning strike
8:28am Monday 16th July 2007
Comments (1)Around 200 people were evacuated after lightning struck a pier.
The incident happened during heavy storms in Hastings last night which lasted for more than two hours.
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service control room received more than 70 calls between 8.30pm and 11pm and had to bring in crews from across the county to help.
Most of the calls were to deal with flooding in homes and on streets as drains became blocked and unable to cope but there were also lightning strikes on Hastings Pier and other properties in the area.
A brigade spokesman said: "There was no major incident or serious damage done but there was property damage in some areas.
"The most common calls were for flooding."
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Lesley, Hastings says...
5:58pm Mon 16 Jul 07