Lightning strikes Police Communications in Devon

A lightning strike has damaged Police Communications at Devon and Cornwall Police Headquarters in Exeter.

It hit a mast this morning and has caused what the Police says is "significant disruption to telephony services". As a result in order to keep disruption to a minimum all telephone calls to police are being diverted to the Plymouth control room.

All 999 calls will be answered as a priority.

People are being asked to keep telephone contact to a minimum and that non urgent contact is made through the Force internet service until normal service is resumed.