Lightning causes devastating fire for a south London, Ont. home and business

A London couple had both their home and home business devastated by fire after an early evening lightning strike on Tuesday.

A London couple had both their home and home business devastated by fire after an early evening lightning strike on Tuesday.

The home at 11 Guildford Cres. was struck by lightning just before 6 p.m. Tuesday evening and the fire that followed caused extensive damage.

A couple inside managed to escape safely along with their 11-year-old dog.

Nikolina Ristic also operates her business, Nikolina Hair Design, from the location. On Wednesday morning, Ristic told CTV News London she lost contacts for all of her customers and hasn’t been able to reach out to them to explain what happened.

She’s working to get her business phone number forwarded to a cell phone and is hoping to be able to continue working from another location.

A crew from Winmar Property Restoration was on scene by 10 a.m. Wednesday morning to board-up exposed areas and fence the property off.

The family has been in contact with their insurance company but they aren't sure what the next steps will be or how long it will take.