Mylapore gets appreciable rain. Some householders report damage to appliances due to lightning

Mylapore received an appreciable amount of rain early this Sept.16 morning. There were reports of some lighting too.

A few householders reported that some of their home gadgets were affected; like fridges.

Venkatesh Ramakrishnan from D’Silva Road said that he was taking stock of the damage to some appliances.

One expert said that it was key to have a lightning arrester on all tall buildings; while some builders set this up some do not.

He said that an arrester costs close to Rs.40,000 and will need a person proficient in this line to set it up.