A Rehoboth family was left reeling Friday evening after their home was apparently struck by lightning.

Tom Glenn told 12 News he was inside his Williams Street home with his wife, son and dogs as a strong line of thunderstorms moved through.

“We had a lightning strike and then an immediate explosion,” Glenn recalled, adding that the impact “shook the whole house.”

Glenn said he then noticed smoke coming from the basement.

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