Lightning putting and destroying a house's bathroom throughout an intense thunderstorm this week was "like an act of God," fireplace officers mentioned.

Extreme tornadoes and thunderstorms pummeled elements of Oklahoma and Texas on Wednesday, inflicting important harm to some areas whereas additionally renewing the significance of storm security. In a single house constructing in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, lightning putting a bathroom drew a response from native fireplace authorities.

The lightning appeared to hit the roof of the constructing within the city that's situated about 40 miles south of Tulsa. Firefighters consider it struck the constructing's exhaust fan after which prolonged into a bathroom in one of many items, in accordance with a report from FOX Tv Stations Group.

Images of the scene, which unfold throughout social media, confirmed the bathroom fully destroyed and charred, with items of it shattered throughout the ground.

When firefighters arrived to the scene, they needed to extinguish a small fireplace within the insulation, Okmulgee's Hearth Chief Dewayne Harm instructed FOX Tv Stations Group. In addition they discovered a "barely" burned rafter within the attic, which is the place fireplace officers consider the lightning struck.

Okmulgee Hearth Lieutenant Rocky Morrow described the scene as "simply so wild."

"You will by no means see it once more in your life," he instructed the tv station group. "It nearly like an act of God. I imply it is simply unexplainable."

Lightning strikes toilet in Oklahoma storm
Lightning struck an indoor bathroom throughout a thunderstorm in Oklahoma this week, in accordance with native fireplace officers. Above, a storm is seen in Olustee, Oklahoma, in Might 2017.Drew Angerer/Getty Photos

The unit was vacant on the time, however new tenants had been set to maneuver within the following morning, in accordance with the station.

The incident is a reminder of security practices throughout lightning storms. Although lightning deaths are uncommon, about 20 folks die of lightning strikes annually in the US, . in accordance with the Nationwide Climate Service.

There are methods to stop being struck whereas indoors, together with staying away from indoor plumbing. Lightning is ready to journey by way of plumbing, which means folks ought to avoid it throughout thunderstorms, in accordance with the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC). This implies folks ought to keep away from utilizing a bathroom, having a shower, washing their palms, or washing dishes when there may be lightning exterior.

Images and video of the highly effective storms that occurred in locations like Seminole, Oklahoma, the place many properties suffered harm, unfold on social media late this week. Three folks in Lockett, Texas, suffered accidents through the storms, although no deaths have been reported, in accordance with the Climate Channel.

Newsweek reached out to the Okmulgee Hearth Division for remark.