a 7,000 volt power line fell on this property on greenleaf road during friday night's severe storms, electrifying the fence and the house. there are burn marks on the home, on the carpeting, even the doorbell was burned out. >> all of a sudden it looked like fireworks outside, yellow blue, green sparks and flames and this power line had come down and was whipping in the wind and sort of beating against our house and making flames. >> reporter: she shows a piece of the torn power line, the line has since been replaced, the power is now back on but she and her husband plan to have their wi upgraded. >> the fire marshall came and said everything was same. we had an lelectrician out yesterday and said we dodged a bullet. we're pretty lucky. >> reporter: throughout the town of cheverly trees and power lines are down. some roads are stilling blocked. meteorologists say a microburst is responsible for the damage here in cheverly, a storm that packed dangerously high winds, hail and lightning. >> it was so sudden and so kind of scary. i mean it looked like the apocalypse here on friday night