Heavy thunderstorm and lightning caused damage to the electrical equipment in a house in old city area, no casualties have been reported, but household equipment malfunctioned due to the high current.

At around 3:45pm, lightning struck at the house of Sayyed Arif, located at Lane No. 6 Chamanpura. The fridge, television, electricity meter and lights were damaged in the incident.

Number of people gathered outside their house, Hathipol Police also arrived to check the situation. The impact of the lightning was so stern that the transformer of the area went off, affecting electricity supply in the locality, including Hathipol, Chetak, Chamanpura and Bambiya Bazar (fateh sagar).

According to Pawan Singh Asawa, Helper at RSEB, the transformer could be repaired only after the rain stops.