<p>Thane: A house was gutted, and four buffaloes died in a fire triggered by a lightning strike in Maharashtra's Thane district, a civic official said on Tuesday.</p><p>Lightning struck a house in Khaire village in Shahapur on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, disaster control officer Vasant Chowdhari said.</p><p>A blaze engulfed the entire structure, and it was reduced to ashes, he said.</p>.<p>Four buffaloes died and five cattle were injured, the official said, adding that the revenue department has estimated the loss at Rs 6.68 lakh. </p>
<p>Thane: A house was gutted, and four buffaloes died in a fire triggered by a lightning strike in Maharashtra's Thane district, a civic official said on Tuesday.</p><p>Lightning struck a house in Khaire village in Shahapur on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, disaster control officer Vasant Chowdhari said.</p><p>A blaze engulfed the entire structure, and it was reduced to ashes, he said.</p>.<p>Four buffaloes died and five cattle were injured, the official said, adding that the revenue department has estimated the loss at Rs 6.68 lakh. </p>