Probe into ‘lightning strike’ blaze as traders count cost of flash floods

Picture from the twitter feed of Bernie Mullen of the fire that broke out at O’Doherty and Sons in Railway Street, Strabane (Twitter/PA)

An investigation is under way to determine whether a blaze that broke out at a business in Strabane, Co Tyrone, was caused by lightning.

It comes as a clean-up continues after flash floods hit the north coast on Sunday, causing disruption which affected a number of homes and businesses.