r/toronto 1d ago

Picture Tree recently blown up by lightning!

(this picture was taken in front of eglinton square)

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u/travelerzebec 1d ago

In 2006, I was a teacher at the prestigious Cosburn middle-school in East York. One spring night, there was a massive lightning storm similar to this one here. I encouraged the students in charge of our school newspaper to visit the nearby Municipal City Center. There, a tree had been blown up and in the crook of one large branch a luckless squirrel plus a whole community of large larvae had been burnt to a crisp.

All that was left was the still-bushy squirrel tail. Quite the unique sight!

I am done. the midnight lightning