Palghar: Lightning strike sparks fire, destroys more than 1,100 fodder bales

More than 1,100 bales of fodder were destroyed in a major fire caused by a lightning strike in Sakhre village in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Monday morning, an official said. The incident caused no injuries.

According to officials, around 3.30 a.m., a bolt from the sky struck a stack of fodder bales in a field. At least two fire engines from Palghar city rushed to the scene, which was 51 kilometres away, and extinguished the blaze after at least five hours.