The Bermuda Broadcasting Company’s 7pm local newscast was back on TV screens last night after a lightning strike damaged vital equipment.

Critical components in the TV Master Control Room were knocked out by the storm, and since then staff at the Fort Hill station have been making repairs.

Chief operating officer Patrick Singleton, who spearheaded efforts to restore local television news, said: “We are glad to be able to get the news back on the air so soon. Thanks to a lot of hard work and resourcefulness, the television signal has been restored.”

Further repairs will continue for the next few weeks.