News Forum - Lightning strike sets car on fire in Bangkok

[Thaiger]

Cars being safe from lightning must be a myth, because a Sedan parked in the Rama 9 area of Bangkok burst into flames when it got struck by lightning during a thunderstorm last night. At 7.29pm, Rama 199 Radio Centre received a report that a car was on fire at the Government Housing Bank carpark in Huai Khwang district. Luckily, no one was inside the parked car when lightning struck. It took firefighters 15 minutes to put out the blaze. Witnesses saw the vehicle get struck by lightning, but officers from Huai Khwang Police Station said they will check CCTV […]

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