Kolkata: A 45-year-old woman – an employee of a private insurance company – and her 18-year-old son, a first year student from the leading Park Street College, was injured after lightning attaching their ground floor in a three-story building.
In the area of ​​the Bansdroni early on Saturday morning.
The police said that the condition of the woman, Ananya Biswas (45), was serious and she was recognized at the SSKM Hospital.
His son, Suryangshu Narayan Biswas (18), was received at Baghajatin and stable hospital.
Police Bansdroni and firefighters have confirmed that injury was caused by a lightning attack.
“The whole house is in chaos.
Lightning has traveled down and broken windows even on the first floor.
In the room, curtains, and some clothes reduced to chili.
Household articles are also burned,” said an investigative officer.
According to Suryangshu, he was sleeping and his grandfather was in another room.
His mother, had tea close to his bed at around 7:15 a.m.
when the incident happened.
“Suddenly, there was a deafening sound.
It sounded like a transformer explosion.
The next time, a fire ball seemed to tear our house even when the curtain was burning.
My grandfather’s bed broke into two and he was thrown to the floor.
I was still under my blanket And see the fireball sail above me.
My grandfather and I received a small scratch.
My mother was injured on her face, neck, and her hands, “he said.
Suryangshu’s father, a hoteler, traveled working.
“Basically, modern houses are full of things that can do electricity and lightning can” jump “short distance by air from one conductive surface to another,” said a forensic expert.