Lightning struck the dome of a church in Tampere during a wedding… (церковь · молния · купол)
Lightning struck the dome of a church in Tampere during a wedding and baptism ceremony. Lightning hit the dome of the Orthodox Church of St. Alexander Nevsky and St. Nicholas in southern Finland.
Consensus
- A lightning strike hit the dome of the Church of Saint Alexander Nevsky and Saint Nicholas in Tampere, Finland.
- The incident occurred during baptismal and wedding ceremonies on Saturday, July 18.
- A fire started in the roof structure of the church's tallest tower, which is 17 meters high.
- The fire was not extinguished until early Sunday morning, July 19.
- Firefighters removed the cross from the dome to access and put out the fire.
- The church was built between 1896 and 1899.
- The church is located in central Tampere, southern Finland.
Points of divergence
- The church was funded by the Russian Empire government and the Orthodox Church. — vesti
- The church was designed by a Russian military architect, Timofei Yazyukov, in an neo-Byzantine style. — fontanka
- 20 fire brigades responded to the incident. — vm
Coverage (3 sources)
- Lightning struck an Orthodox church in Finland — Вести
- Cross removed from Orthodox church in Finland during wedding when lightning struck the dome — Фонтанка
- Lightning struck the dome of a church in Tampere during wedding and baptism ceremonies — Вечерняя Москва