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Fire crews tackled a serious fire at a house, believed to have been started by a lightning strike.

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue said it was called to the property in Coates Heath at 13:31 on Tuesday, after reports the building was set alight by a bolt of lightning.

It said the fire had burned through the roof space of the home, causing some of the structure to collapse.

³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖowner Simon Stanley said he was "devastated".

Mr Stanley told the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ: "I was at work at the time and I got a call saying the house had been struck by lightning.

"We only built the house around eight years ago, so I'm devastated."

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Staffordshire Fire and Rescue of crews tacking the fire.

The fire service said the fire was more difficult to contain due to a limited water supply in the area. It said the service's water carrier had been refilled to put out the blaze.