It\u0027s not clear whether the four people knew each other
Emergency medical crews were called to the scene just before 7 p.m. and transported the victims to the hospital with “critical, life-threatening injures,” fire department spokesman Vito Maggiolo said.
While it’s not clear whether the four people knew each other, Maggiolo said the injured may have all stood near a tree when the lightning struck. The lightning was unleashed by a severe thunderstorm that swept across the District just before 7 p.m. The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for much of the Beltway area between 6:30 and 7:15 p.m., cautioning of the threat of damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph and quarter-size hail.Article content
Washington DC: Four people are in critical condition following a 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, Vito Maggiolo, a spokesperson for
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