I enjoy hearing the sound of thunder in the distance. It is a nice soothing sound. I was plugging away at my computer this evening, mostly wasting time. Suddenly there is a loud strike that sounds like it came right outside my window.
And then the fire alarm starts going.
I grab the two important things to rescue and head out. Near the fire doors on my level there is a strange smell. Someone else describes it as burnt plastic. That isn’t good.
Eventually six fire trucks show up. Multiunit dwellings rate a lot of trucks.
In the end, nothing seems to be on fire and we’re let back in.
A half hour later I find that the lightning did hit the building, specifically the firewall. It travelled down the rebar through the concrete. There were some exit wounds near the fire doors where it blew out the drywall. Which explains the mess on the floors in the area.
My unit is right next to the firewall.