03.03.2025 21:11
During the afternoon rain in Antalya, a lightning strike hit an apartment, creating a large hole in the living room and causing significant damage to the unit. Fortunately, no one was in the apartment at the time, which prevented a disaster.
Sudden heavy rain and hail that hit Antalya in the afternoon surprised the city residents. A lightning strike that fell on an apartment with a loud noise during the rainfall caused damage in the living room of the apartment on the top floor.
SUDDEN RAIN IN ANTALYA
With the arrival of March, the weather began to warm up in Antalya, where sunny weather was effective in the morning hours, but the sudden heavy rain and hail in the afternoon surprised the city residents. Due to the hail that was effective in some areas, the streets were covered in white. The residents of Antalya, who experienced the shock of the sudden rain and hail, faced a second shock with the loud noise of the falling lightning. It was later determined that the lightning struck the 10-story Hasan Güney Apartment in the Meydan Kavağı neighborhood.
LIGHTNING CREATED A HUGE HOLE IN THE LIVING ROOM
Due to the lightning that fell with a loud noise, damage occurred on the roof of the building and in the apartment belonging to Cihan Çelikörs on the 10th floor. The lightning, which first damaged the roof, created a huge hole in the living room of the apartment due to the force of the impact. It was learned that no one was in the apartment at the time of the incident, and the owner of the apartment, who returned home after the electricity was cut off due to the lightning strike, was shocked by the scene he encountered. Firefighters who arrived at the scene upon the residents' notification conducted an investigation at the point where the lightning struck.
"IT EXPLODED LIKE A BOMB"
The owner of the apartment, Cihan Çelikörs, who stated that no one was home when the lightning struck, said, "A lightning struck around 1:30 PM. A hole was formed in the roof of the apartment. Overall, the building's electrical systems collapsed. There is damage in the house as well; the ceiling is punctured. After the authorities come and give a report, it will be clear how much damage there is in the building. There may be issues related to electrical and electronic devices. Overall, the hydrophore is not working, and water is not reaching the apartments right now. No one in the apartment can turn on their electronic devices. I was at the construction site at that time. No one was home. It exploded like a bomb," he said.