A lightning strike sparked a blaze at a house in Markinch.
The roof of the property in George Street was damaged by fire after fierce storms hit Scotland overnight.
Here's a replay of the lightning activity recorded by the FifeWeather lightning detector in Lochgelly. Strike position is approximate but strike rate is accurate. Pretty impressive, especially around 5am! @BBCScotWeather @fifetimes pic.twitter.com/FqysC4pUMA
— FifeWeather.co.uk (@fifeweather) July 24, 2019
Fire crews were called to the street at around 5.29am on Wednesday morning.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service sent four appliances to the scene.
When crews arrived, fire could be seen coming from the roof, which was well alight.
According to the fire service, there were fears the chimney could collapse.
It is understood the occupants of the house managed to escape and nobody was injured as a result of the incident.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: “We were alerted at 5.29am on Wednesday, July 24, to reports of a fire at a property in George Street, Markinch.
“Operations control mobilised three fire engines and a height appliance to the scene, where crews extinguished a well developed fire within the roof space of a detached two-storey property.
“There were no reported casualties.
“A single appliance remains at the scene.”
Data recorded at the FifeWeather station located in Lochgelly showed how storms intensified across Fife between around 4am and 6am.
Slept badly last night? There were thousands of lightning strikes recorded across the UK!
Here's a replay ? #ThunderstormThe blues, yellows and pinks on the map are rainfall, with the pink colours showing the heaviest rainfall. pic.twitter.com/HJ0JwL32je
— Met Office (@metoffice) July 24, 2019
Thousands of lightning strikes were recorded across the UK in the early hours of Wednesday, with the Met Office warning there would be more across the east of Scotland on Thursday as the country basks in a heatwave.
A yellow severe weather warning for #thunderstorm has been issued: https://t.co/QwDLMfRBfs Stay #weatheraware @metofficeuk pic.twitter.com/NDpj7NkbMY
— Met Office (@metoffice) July 24, 2019
