A lightning strike ignited the Sveti Rok mountain peak, the fireplace is spreading… – Muricas News

A lightning strike set fireplace to the mountain prime of St. Rok and the fireplace is spreading alongside the northern slope of the Matokit mountain above Vrgorac.

The lightning struck in an space greater than 1,000 meters above sea stage.

The fireplace and thick smoke engulfing the pine forest and low vegetation descends down the northern slope in direction of the villages of Stilja and Prapatnica, however it's removed from the settlements with homes.

Sveti Rok is positioned at an altitude of 1,062 meters above sea stage, and the closest settlement, the village of Vukmiri, is positioned at an altitude of 406 meters.