Ice puts 2ft hole in flat roof
22nd July 2010
A couple had a lucky escape after a huge block of ice smashed through the roof of their home as they slept.
It will make an interesting home insurance claim as it is thought the ice fell from a passing aircraft.
Vince Foot and his wife were asleep when the ice put a 2ft hole in the roof of their flat at Summerdale Court in Chichester, West Sussex.
The impact sent tiles and debris flying 30ft, a spokesperson for West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said.
Mr Foot said: "I thought at first it was thunder and I got up to investigate. I tried to open the spare bedroom door and it wouldn't move.
"When I forced it open, I couldn't believe what I was seeing. There was an enormous hole in both the roof and bedroom ceiling and there were great chunks of ice everywhere.
"It is such a freak incident, but it could have been so much worse. Tiles and roof debris have been scattered nearly 30ft so I don't want to imagine the force with which it hit."
Pete Windsor, of West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, said: "This is one of the strangest incidents we've been called to.
"We are just relieved that nobody was hurt and that we were able to offer them some assistance. They have had a miraculous escape really."
Copyright © Press Association 2010
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