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Lightning Strike
West Orange, NJ
Police & Fire
Lightning Strike Causes Fire At Turtle Back Zoo, Officials Say
A North Jersey zoo erupted in flames after being struck by lightning on Wednesday, Aug. 28, officials said. West Orange responders got a call from the Turtle Back Zoo saying its Sea Turtle Recovery Building had been struck by lightning around 9:45 p.m., a spokesperson for the town said. Firefighters and police officers responded and put out the blaze. Essex County Sherriff officers were on scene as well.
Ashburn, VA
Police & Fire
Family, Visiting Relatives Displaced By Loudoun County House Fire Sparked By Lightning
The thunderstorms that rolled through Loudoun County and the rest of the DMV region left a family and relatives visiting Virginia displaced after a lightning strike in the area, officials say. Shortly before 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3, first responders from multiple agencies in Virginia and Maryland responded to a home in the 15000 block of Shannondale Road in Hillsboro to investigate a reported structure fire. Upon arrival, crews were met by smoke and fire coming from the garage, which rapidly spread to the second story of the residence. Firefighters made their way into the home and were …
Peekskill, NY
Police & Fire
Lightning Strike Sparks Blaze At Historic Abbey Inn In Peekskill
An over 120-year-old former convent in Northern Westchester that has since been converted to an inn was damaged by a lightning strike and resulting fire. The blaze began in Peekskill on Wednesday, July 17 just after 4:15 p.m. when lightning from a passing thunderstorm struck the Abbey Inn & Spa at 900 Fort Hill Rd., according to the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department, which helped respond to the incident. Arriving fire crews raced to the 122-year-old building and began cutting into the layers of asphalt shingles, foam insulation, tar, plywood, and lumber in the roof …
Norwich, CT
News
CT Man Struck By Lightning As Severe Storms Roared Through Region
A 34-year-old Connecticut man was struck by lightning as several severe thunderstorms ripped through the area. The incident occurred in New London County around 6:15 p.m., Wednesday, July 17, on Orchard Farms Road in Colchester. According to Colchester Fire Chief Steve Hoffmann, crews responded to the home and found the man "conscious and alert" but suffering from chest pains. He was rushed to the hospital in Colchester, but Hoffmann did not know his condition. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
Lightning Strike Sparks Fire, Destroys Montgomery County Home
A family was displaced on Thursday when a lightning strike sparked a fire in a Montgomery County that left it unsafe to occupy. During the series of lightning storms that rolled through the area on July 15, a home on Braemar Crescent Drive in Darnestown was struck, causing significant damage. Tw The fire started in the attic area and rapidly spread while temperatures in the area approached 100 degrees with high humidity. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO Crews had to battle both smokey conditions, extreme heat, and the blaze, which left four adults displaced, all of whom were able to get out of the ho…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Lightning Strike Confirmed Cause Of Death For 59-Year-Old 'Cowboy Hero' On NJ Beach
A Toms River man died from a lightning strike on an Ocean County beach, authorities said. A Seaside Park Police Department spokesperson confirmed to Daily Voice that 59-year-old Patrick Dispoto's cause of death was accidental and caused by a lightning strike. He was found unconscious on the beach near J Street at around 7:38 p.m. on Sunday, June 23. Police said Dispoto had no visible signs of injuries. He was rushed to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Dispoto's girlfriend Ruth said he tried to warn a group of children on the beach about the thunderstorm aft…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
'Cowboy Hero' Dies After Lightning Strike While Warning Kids On NJ Beach About Storm: Reports
A Toms River man died after a reported lightning strike on an Ocean County beach, authorities said. Patrick Dispoto, 59, was found unconscious on the beach near J Street at around 7:38 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, a Seaside Park Police Department spokesperson told Daily Voice. He was rushed to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Police said Dispoto had no visible signs of injuries. There were also no witnesses so investigators haven't confirmed if his death was caused by lightning or "another medical issue." Dispoto's girlfriend Ruth said he tried to warn a group of children on the beach …
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
Family Displaced By Lightning Strike That Caused House Fire In Maryland
A lightning strike is believed to be to blame for the Montgomery County house fire that left a family displaced overnight, officials say. At around 11:30 p.m. on Friday night, first responders were called to a home in the 19600 block of Westerly Avenue in Poolesville, where there was a reported fire that broke out and rapidly spread. ICYMI~On 5/11 @1153pm, @MCFRS responded to a house fire in the 19600blk of Westerly Ave(Poolesville). FD located a basement fire with extension to the exterior of the home. An occupant home reported seeing smoke from the basement after a lightning stri…
Westminster, MD
Police & Fire
Lightning Strike Hits Tree, Sparks House Fire In Maryland: Investigators
A lightning strike that spread to an underground gas line on the property of a Carroll County home nearly caused chaos for members of the Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Department on Tuesday morning. Crews were called shortly after 8 a.m. on April 2 to a home in the 4800 block of Roop Road to investigate a reported house fire inside a two-story residence. According to the the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal, it was determined that lightning had struck a tree on the property and had traveled through the underground propane gas line into the house. The lightning had tra…
Gaithersburg, MD
News
5 Displaced After Home Struck By Lightning In Montgomery County (
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A house in Montgomery County was struck by lightning during a thunderstorm on Thursday evening, Feb. 22, authorities said. The two-story house at 21600 Gentry Ln. near Cross Meadow Lane was struck by lightning accompanied by “extreme thunder” around 5:45 p.m., Montgomery County (MD) Fire & Rescue Service Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer said. No fire or injuries were reported, though the home did sustain other structural damages, displacing five residents, Piringer added. Scroll down to view additional photos. 21,600 Gentry Ln. near Cross Meadow Ln., Brookville, 2-sty house, house …
Dorchester, MA
News
(
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) Woman Critical After Lightning Strike In Boston; Lost Dog Returned To Her Family
Update: Massachusetts State Police said they had found the woman's dog and returned it to her grateful family. The woman remains in critical condition after she was struck by lightning on Saturday in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. Original: A 31-year-old Boston woman was in critical condition Saturday night, Sept. 9, after she was struck by lightning while walking her dog in the Dorchester neighborhood, authorities said. Her dog, terrified by the strike, ran away, and police are asking the public to help find it. The woman, who was not identified, was walking at Sav…
Bel Air, MD
Police & Fire
Lightning Strike Sparks Two-Alarm Fire In MD; Dozens Displaced (
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More than two dozen people were displaced overnight and a pair of cats are reported missing after a lightning strike led to a massive two-alarm fire in Harford County that led to a partial collapse of a condo. Approximately 75 firefighters from multiple agencies were called late on Monday night to a condominium complex in the 1300 block of Sheridan Place in Bel Air, prompting a mass exodus of residents who flooded out of the building, officials said. #BELAIR | *2ND ALARM* | 1311 SHERIDAN PL | 3STY GARDEN STYLE APARTMENT BUILDING - HEAVY FIRE FROM ROOF #BREAKING #HarfordCounty — Harford …
Edison, NJ
News
Life Without NJ DPW Worker Struck By Lightning Is 'Unimaginable'
There's been an outpouring of support for a Woodbridge Department of Public Works employee struck by lightning this week. Eric Baumgartner survived the strike after a Woodbridge police officer performed life-saving CPR. Baumgartner was painting lines for the soccer field at Iselin Middle School on Wednesday, June 14, and didn't hear anything over the loud noise of the machine he was using when the lightning strike came down, a GoFundMe page says. Eric was unresponsive and had no pulse when Woodbridge Police Officer RJ McPartland revived him. In Eric’s words, "He thought he was dying …
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
DPW Worker Survives Lightning Strike In Central Jersey
A 39-year-old worker for the Woodbridge Department of Public Works survived a lightning strike, authorities said. He was working on a soccer field at Iselin Middle School during the Wednesday, June 14 strike. Police Officer R.J. McPartland, a certified EMT, was at a nearby school when the emergency was called in. McPartland arrived within minutes and restored the man’s pulse, township officials said. The DPW worker was taken to Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center where he was listed in stable condition, they said.
Bridgeport, CT
Police & Fire
Lighting Strikes Chimney, Ignites Fire At 3-Story Bridgeport Home
A lightning strike to the chimney of a three-story Fairfield County home started a fire. The incident took place in Bridgeport around 6 p.m., Tuesday, June 6 on Mountain Grove Street, said Scott Appleby, director of emergency management for the city. The fire started when a line of storm cells passed through the area, Appleby said. The lightning struck the chimney causing moderate damage to the roof and third-floor apartment ceilings, he added. Initial 911 reports indicated a fire in the basement however, no fire was detected. There were no reported injuries and Red Cross is assist…
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Flames Erupt At Watertown Home After Hit By Lightning
Flames broke out at a Watertown home after it was struck by lightning, authorities said. Crews responded to the two-alarm fire at 158 North Beacon Street shortly after 4 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 26, Watertown Fire said on Facebook. Shortly after 4pm this afternoon Box 23 was struck for a structure fire on North Beacon St. Upon arrival fire companies... Posted by Watertown Fire Department on Friday, August 26, 2022 Upon arrival, crews found flames shooting out of the second floor of the home. The homeowner told Matthew Gregoire that the fire started in the basement. Homeowner tells me …
Bowie, MD
Police & Fire
Prince George's County Home Struck By Lightning Catches Fire
A home in Accokeek caught fire after being struck by lightning, authorities say. Crews were dispatched to battle a fire reported at the home in the 14400 block of Saint Gregory Way shortly before 5 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 10, according to Prince George's County fire. Upon arrival, crews noticed smoke and flames coming from the attic and roof of the two-story home, believed to be caused by a lightning strike. The residents of the home were able to self-evacuate. No injuries were initially reported.
Dorchester, MA
News
Boston Outdoor Enthusiast, 22, Killed By Lightning While Camping In Wyoming
A Massachusetts family is mourning the loss of their 22-year-old son who was struck by lightning and killed during an outdoors course in Wyoming. John "Jack" Murphy was struck by lightning while camping in the Absaroka Mountains on Tuesday, Aug. 2, according to a release from the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). Murphy was attending NOLS' Wilderness First Responder expedition when he and another student were struck. Murphy was pronounced dead at the scene and both were flown to a Jackson hospital where the second student received treatment. "This is a very sad day for NOLS, o…
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
Third Victim Killed In White House Lightning Strike Was LA Bank Employee, 29, On Business Trip
A 29-year-old Los Angeles bank employee in Washington DC for business has been identified as the third person to die after being struck by lightning this week near the White House, his employer announced. Brooks A. Lambertson, along with James Mueller, 76, and Donna Mueller, 75, of Janesville, Wisconsin, also died after the three were struck Thursday, Aug. 4 directly outside of the White House complex, DC police said Friday. The fourth victim, an unidentified woman, remained critical. US Park Police and Secret Service agents rushed over to render aid after witnessing the 7 p.…
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Contractor, Home Struck By Lightning In Baltimore During Storm
Both a contractor and a home were struck by lightning during heavy storms in the Baltimore area, authorities say. The contractor was allegedly struck in the overnight hours of Thursday, Aug. 4, in the 8400 block of Walther Boulevard, according to Baltimore Fire officials. The victim was rushed to the hospital, where his condition is unknown. Around the same time, reports of a home being struck in the 200 block of Oakwood Road were also called in, according to officials. Visible flames and heavy smoke were seen by crews upon arrival. No injuries were reported in the home strike.&nbs…
Alexandria, VA
Police & Fire
Two Dead, Two Critically Hurt After Lightning Strikes In Front Of White House
Two people died on August 5 and two are still recovering from injuries after they were all allegedly struck by lightning in D.C., NBC Washington reported. Two women and two men were hurt from a lightning strike in their immediate vicinity near Lafayette Square on August 4, reports said. The two people who died from their injuries on August 5 were a couple from Wisconsin, NBC reported. Witnesses and bystanders, who were gathered in Lafayette Square for a Ukraine support meeting, said they heard a boom and saw one man receiving chest compressions, NBC said. Click here for the full story fro…
Springfield, MA
Obituaries
Massachusetts Native, 41, Killed By Lightning During Army Training Remembered As Husband, Dad
A Massachusetts native was the only one who lost his life during an army training exercise in Georgia earlier this week. Sgt. 1st Class Michael D. Clark, a Springfield native who was a resident of the town of Bolton in Tolland County, Connecticut, was killed when he and eight other soldiers were struck by lightning at Training Area 26 in Fort Gordon, the US Army said in a release. He was 41 years old. Earlier Report: US Soldier From Tolland County Killed By Lightning Strike Sgt. Clark served in the Army Reserve for more than 22 years and was deployed four times in Iraq and Afghanistan. …
Vernon-Rockville, CT
News
US Soldier From Connecticut Killed By Lightning Strike
A soldier who was killed by a lightning strike during a training mission has been identified as being a Connecticut resident. Tolland County resident Sgt.1st Class Michael D. Clark, of the town of Bolton, died on Wednesday, July 20, at Fort Gordon, in Augusta, Georgia. During the training exercise, Clark, age 41, was killed and nine others sustained injuries associated with the lightning strike, said the Department of US Army Reserves. Fort Gordon’s EMS responded to the scene immediately, and the soldiers were transported to Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center for medical care, offici…
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
News
PA Dad Of 15 Dies Two Days After Struck By Lightning
A Pennsylvania father of 15 children, including his foster and adoptive children, has died two days after he was struck by lightning, according to his family. Daryl Ray Lewis, 50, of Dravosburg formerly of Clairton, was struck while repairing his rig that had broken down during a Walshak Trucking of Pittsburgh job in Medina, Ohio on July 6, according to his obituary and a GoFundMe campaign started for the family. "Bystanders and first responders quickly came to his aid," the update states and, "He was rushed to a local hospital and eventually transferred to a trauma center in Dayton, …
Westminster, MD
Police & Fire
Lightning Strike In Maryland Causes $10,000 Worth Of Damage To Area Home
An overnight lightning strike in Carroll County caused thousands of dollars to a Westminster home, authorities announced. First responders were dispatched to the 2100 block of Frizzellburg Road shortly after 2:45 a.m. on Thursday, June 9, where there was a report of a dwelling fire outside a two-story single-family home. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal, crews from the Pleasant Valley Volunteer Fire Department dispatched 10 firefighters for the one-alarm fire, which was knocked down within 30 minutes once the alarm company transmitted an alert regarding the incident. The li…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
House Struck By Lightning In MontCo: Officials
A house was struck by lightning in Montgomery County, officials confirmed. A washing machine was smoking after the 3:50 p.m. incident, Montgomery County Public Affairs Coordinator Todd Stieritz told Daily Voice. No injuries were reported. A severe tornado watch has been issued by the National Weather Service for parts of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia until 7 p.m. A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia until 7 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/WbvQHydxRh — NWS Mount Holly (@N…
White Plains, NY
Sports
Yankees Fans Struck By Lightning While Leaving Spring Training Game
Two Yankees fans were struck by lightning while leaving a spring training game. The incident took in Tampa, Florida, around 3:45 p.m., Saturday, April 2, said Vanessa Nettingham, of the Tampa Police. The strike occurred when the two were walking in the parking lot of the Raymond James Stadium across from George M. Steinbrenner Field, Nettingham said. The couple, who were unidentified, were leaving early from the Yankees and Atlanta Braves game after it ended in the sixth inning due to a thunderstorm in the area, she added. The man, in his 60s, and the woman, in her 20s, were transpor…
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Lightning Strike Blasts Chimney Of Warren County Home [
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A wicked bolt of lightning blasted the chimney of a Warren County home, scattering debris across the roof and yard, authorities said. The strike occurred in Hope Township Monday evening, according to the local volunteer fire department. The home’s chimney “absorbed the blast,” causing debris to scatter across the deck and yard, the department said. Firefighters conducted a follow-up search of the home to check for evidence of an electrical fire, though none was found. 38-71 and 38-63 are back at station after responding to a home struck by lightning in Hope. The chimney absorbed the.…
Lakewood, NJ
News
Memorials Honor Jersey Shore Lifeguard Killed By Lightning
Monday afternoon was just another work day for South Seaside Park guard Keith Pinto, who sat in the lifeguard chair under clear skies surrounded by his colleagues and beach goers. Seemingly out of nowhere, though, lightning struck. The 19-year-old guard fell out of his chair and the force knocked a nearby group of people to the ground around 4:30 p.m. at the 21st Avenue Beach, witnesses tell CBS2. A visitor recalls it smelling like hair burning. #RIP: Friends of 19-year-old Keith Pinto say the community is heartbroken. They, along with his family, are devastated the young man with a…
Lakewood, NJ
News
Memorials Honor Jersey Shore Lifeguard Killed By Lightning
Monday afternoon was just another work day for South Seaside Park guard Keith Pinto, who sat in the lifeguard chair under clear skies surrounded by his colleagues and beach goers. Seemingly out of nowhere, though, lightning struck. The 19-year-old guard fell out of his chair, and the force knocked a nearby group of people to the ground around 4:30 p.m. at the 21st Avenue Beach, witnesses tell CBS2. A visitor recalls it smelling like hair burning. #RIP: Friends of 19-year-old Keith Pinto say the community is heartbroken. They, along with his family, are devastated the young man with …
Lakewood, NJ
News
Memorials Honor Jersey Shore Lifeguard Killed By Lightning
Monday afternoon was just another work day for South Seaside Park guard Keith Pinto, who sat in the lifeguard chair under clear skies surrounded by his colleagues and beach goers. Seemingly out of nowhere, though, lightning struck. The 19-year-old guard fell out of his chair, and the force knocked a nearby group of people to the ground around 4:30 p.m. at the 21st Avenue Beach, witnesses tell CBS2. A visitor recalls it smelling like hair burning. As suddenly as the lightning came down from the sky, Pinto -- a former Toms River High School North track runner and dear friend to many -- w…
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