A FORMER hospital building was struck by lightning in Braintree this morning (Saturday).
Firefighters were called to St Michael's Hospital, on Rayne Road, at 8am where an unused building had a fire in the roof as a result of being struck by lightning.
Crews also found that the entire building, which measures 16 by six metres, was entirely smoke-logged.
They wore breathing apparatus and used two hose reel jets to extinguish the flames by 9.15am.
