Dramatic footage of raging inferno sparked by lightning
Wild storms across Sydney last night has seen the belltower of a historic federation home in Ashfield set alight.
It’s believed the copper roof attracted the lightning, sparking the blaze.
CHURCH FIRE | Firefighters from across Sydney’s Inner West are in attendance at this fire in #Ashfield. https://t.co/bPRCp3ldd4
— Fire and Rescue NSW (@FRNSW) December 1, 2020
The fire was extinguished and the building saved.