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CBC
2 hours ago
- Climate
- CBC
'Like a big fireball': Saskatoon couple describe lightning strike that knocked father to the ground
Social Sharing Eric Milne says he remembers seeing a big flash and then wondering why he was on his back on the driveway. Leanne Milne remembers seeing the big flash and wondering, "Where's Eric?" It was around 5:30 p.m. CST on Thursday and the couple were getting ready to head downtown with their kids to catch a movie, How to Train Your Dragon. The clouds were thick and black over the city and Leanne was getting the kids into storm gear. They live in a two-storey in the Montgomery Place neighbourhood, with a treed front yard. Eric had gone outside to wait in their silver Chevy half-ton and Leanne was standing in their open front door wrestling their son into his rain slicker. Then, boom. "It looked like an explosion. I thought like a bomb honestly went off … like a big fireball," Leanne said in an interview Friday. "I was like panicking, because I didn't know where [Eric] was. And then I thought, maybe he's in the truck. So I walked up to the truck and I was like, OK, thank God he's not in the truck. And then I saw him." Eric was on his back on the ground, confused but unhurt. He knew the truck's tire was deflating and that the aerial had ignited. "I knew the truck was on fire and I'm like, I gotta get up and deal with that. But I was like, I'm not sure if I'm OK, so I lied there for a second. I figured I was OK, and then I went and tried to deal with it. But then six or eight neighbours were running in to help, like, immediately, and my neighbour across the street thankfully put out the fire right away." WATCH | Saskatoon couple describes close encounter with lightning: 'A big fireball': Saskatoon couple describes close encounter with lightning 3 hours ago Duration 2:28 Eric and Leanne Milne were heading out to a movie with their kids on June 19, 2025, when lightning struck. Eric figured the lightning hit the tree and then arced to a lamppost, to the truck and to the house. It popped out a light fixture at the door and tripped their breakers. "I felt the wave of the shockwave, I guess you call it," he said. Leanne eventually did take the kids to the movie. Eric stayed home. "Last night, I was just a ball of adrenaline for hours."
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Climate
- Daily Mail
How to stop your neighbours smoking weed in the garden or hogging the EV charger: Consumer lawyer DEAN DUNHAM reveals the ultimate guide to sorting ANY street dispute - from cutting trees to cleaning eyesores
The temperature is rising and with the heat comes fraying tempers, further tested if you have a gripe with your next-door neighbours. In the summer months, my inbox fills up quickly with emails from people who are frustrated, upset and often want to wage all-out war on the people who live just over the fence.
BBC News
13-06-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Northcourt Avenue in Reading to get speed humps and 20mph limit
A residential road where drivers have been accused of "playing chicken with kids" and speeding at 70mph is set to get a 20mph limit and speed requested traffic calming measures on Northcourt Avenue in Reading, a long road that is home to properties, a doctors surgery and two of the change claimed drivers reached speeds well over the current 30mph some objections, Reading Borough Council unanimously agreed to approve the measures at the meeting on Wednesday. In total, 17 speed humps are going to be put in - 15 on the road itself, and two on Wellington will also be speed tables put at the entrances to Northcourt Avenue at Christchurch Road and Cressingham Road.A consultation into the measures received 32 responses - 25 in support and six neighbour wrote: "Traffic on the road is currently dangerous and the speed limit is often ignored with speeds up to 60-70 mph." According to Crashmap UK, there has been one serious and three slight accidents along Northcourt Avenue between 2019 and Andrew Hornsby-Smith, who represents the area, said the plans had received "overwhelming support".He said objections from neighbours who called for either no humps or fewer of them were "ignoring the reality of the accidents, or simply just playing chicken with kids on this relatively straight road"."The spacing of 75m between humps is the most efficient way of slowing cars down without them slowing down and speeding up, creating problems in that way," he £200,000 worth of changes, funded from the community infrastructure levy, will be installed in the summer or winter of this year. You can follow BBC Berkshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
Daily Mail
11-06-2025
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Two bodies found in Forestville granny flat on Sydney's Northern Beaches
Two bodies have been found in a granny flat behind a property in Sydney 's Northern Beaches after neighbours raised the alarm. NSW Police responded to welfare concerns on Wednesday night and visited a home on Cannons Parade in Forestville just before 9.30pm. Local residents reported that they had not seen the occupants in a few days, reported.
CTV News
10-06-2025
- General
- CTV News
No smoke alarms at fires in Timmins, one home destroyed, the other heavily damaged
A Timmins fire truck is seen in this file photo. Firefighters in Timmins are reminding the public of the importance of having working smoke alarms after two fires Monday caused heavy damage. Neither residence had smoke alarms, officials said in a news release Tuesday. The Timmins Fire Department first responded to a garage fire at a west-end residence. 'Prior to arrival, the fire had spread to two nearby homes,' the news release said. 'One home was a complete loss, while the other received significant damage. A third home received minor damage. No injuries were reported during the incident and all occupants were able to exit the residences.' Later in the afternoon, crews responded to a second structure fire in Schumacher at a multi-unit dwelling. 'The fire was quickly brought under control by the arriving crews and no fire spread to additional units,' the release said. 'None of the buildings involved had working smoke alarms. All occupants are fortunate to have escaped thanks to the actions of brave neighbours.' Fire officials said the incidents are a good reminder of the importance of smoke alarms – and of regularly checking smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, ensuring you have a home escape plan and discussing fire safety with your family.
