Four people in critical condition after lighting strike near White House
Four people in critical condition after lighting strike near White House
By Colin McCullough and Paul LeBlanc, CNN
Updated 8:16 PM ET, Thu August 4, 2022
Authorities respond to the scene near Lafayette Park in Washington after a lightning strike injured four people.
Washington (CNN)Four people are in critical condition following an apparent lightning strike across the street from the White House.
The lightning strike hit Lafayette Park, which sits directly across the street from the White House, according to DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services. Two men and two women were transferred to area hospitals, DC Fire and EMS tweeted.
"All had critical life threatening injuries," the agency tweeted.
A severe thunderstorm hit the DC region around 7p.m. ET Thursday.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/04/politics/white-house-lightning-strike/index.html
Four people in critical condition after lighting strike near White House
By Colin McCullough and Paul LeBlanc, CNN
Updated 8:16 PM ET, Thu August 4, 2022
Authorities respond to the scene near Lafayette Park in Washington after a lightning strike injured four people.
Washington (CNN)Four people are in critical condition following an apparent lightning strike across the street from the White House.
The lightning strike hit Lafayette Park, which sits directly across the street from the White House, according to DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services. Two men and two women were transferred to area hospitals, DC Fire and EMS tweeted.
"All had critical life threatening injuries," the agency tweeted.
A severe thunderstorm hit the DC region around 7p.m. ET Thursday.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/04/politics/white-house-lightning-strike/index.html
