Published 12.32
The lightning struck a fir tree and went through roots in the ground into the kitchen of Nettan Kock, 46.
Through the garden, a fox goes after the lightning.
– It has plowed forward like a small wild boar, says Nettan.
Last Thursday, lightning struck a house on Sollerön outside Mora. Nettan Kock, 46, rents out her summer place to tourists, and received a call from the couple who rented the cottage.
– I heard that she was trying to stay calm, then she said that lightning had struck the house and that there was a little fire.
The couple who rented the house escaped unharmed and were helped to find another place to live.
– But the poor people saw the lightning go through the house.
The cork cabinet in the house had caught fire and a window in the hall had broken. In the kitchen, the pantry door came loose with the bang. In addition, the paneling in the hall and kitchen had been burned, and the upper floor was filled with smoke.
– It smelled a bit burnt even though they had started to air when I got there, says Nettan Kock.
Missing lightning rod
The lightning struck a fir tree next to the house and went via roots and moisture in the ground into the kitchen. Now a two-decimeter-wide tear is visible that the lightning plowed from the splintered fir to the foundation of the house.
The house had old electricity and lacked a lightning rod, but Nettan is unsure if a lightning rod would have helped.
– It probably wouldn’t have been possible to protect oneself against. But maybe I’ll get some lightning protection now just to be safe, says Nettan.
The house has not been inspected after the lightning strike, but it will probably need new electricity and a new plug cabinet. In addition, windows and carpentry details need to be replaced.
This means that Nettan cannot rent out the house as usual.
– It’s the middle of the holiday season and I have to pause my business in the middle of the most lucrative month. It’s sad.
