A HOUSE has suffered smoke damage after its TV aerial was thought to have been struck by lightning last night. 

Fire crews from Bingley and Shipley were called to an address on Sandy Lane in the Cottingley area at around 10.30pm. 

The living room of the house was smoke-damaged after a digital recorder box linked to the TV exploded. 

A spokesman for the Bingley crew said: "It appears to have been a lightning strike. The lightning has hit the aerial and then blown the box.

"There were no working smoke detectors in the property, so our message would be please ensure that these are fitted."

No-one was injured in the incident.