Strange as lightning kills 3, injures 2 in

Though the incident was not earlier reported, the injured, man and woman are being treated for burns.

At the start of the week thunderstorms swept across Bulgaria, which has been enduring a severe heatwave lingering over the Balkans.

Storms brought only a brief respite from the heat, as the temperature in Sofia rose to 28 degrees already a red weather alert is to remain in place at least until the end of Thursday.