Overview
- A lightning bolt hit the roof of a two‑storey, semi‑detached house in Glanaman and ignited a fire during an intense storm on Wednesday, May 27.
- Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service says crews from Ammanford, Amman Valley, Llandeilo and Morriston stations were mobilised at 11.23pm and arrived within minutes.
- Firefighters brought the blaze under control that night but the fire caused major damage, spread to a neighbouring property and the house’s roof had caved in by the next morning.
- A neighbour, Maggie Day, filmed the strike and later footage showed the property alight, and witnesses reported occupants escaped quickly with no injuries.
- Local reporting and the fire service statement together confirm the lightning ignition, the rapid multi‑station response, and the ongoing impact on the damaged homes.