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Lightning strikes the Kentish Town graffiti. Well, nearly…

Boom! Reader Dan Cory tweeted us this pic of lightning in the small hours crackling high up in the K-Town skies

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Kentishtowner
July 23, 2013

Lightning strikes Kentish Town graffitti. Photo: Dan Cory — Dwarved by extreme weather: artist Mr P’s famous tag. Photo: Dan Cory

And did you know that just over two years ago, in June 2011, lightning struck a signal box just outside Kentish Town train station causing chaos?

Our advice: keep well clear of the canopy area tonight…

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