STORM AT AUCKLAND
HOUSE STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING
(By- Telegraph—Press Association.)
AUCKLAND, October 1
Severe rain squalls swept Auckland from the north this morning, accompanied at times by heavy rolls of thunder and lightning. A house at Kohimarama was struck by lightning shortly before noon and a chimney was sent crashing to the ground, one of the brick pieces hitting a tradesman and cutting his head.
Telephone installations and manyradio sets in this and the Remuera district were affected, and in numerous instances houses lost the use of their electric power.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 81, 2 October 1940, Page 7
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90STORM AT AUCKLAND Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 81, 2 October 1940, Page 7
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