Lightning Strike Injures Worker, Suspected In Apt. Fire
POSTED: Tuesday, June 7, 2005
UPDATED: 11:36 pm EDT June 7,
2005
Lightning from severe weather in Central Florida Tuesday night is being blamed for injuring a construction worker and possibly sparking an apartment fire, according to Local 6 News.
A man working near John Young Parkway and the Bee Line Expressway was hit and injured by a bolt of lightning Tuesday, police said.
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The man was on a construction site when he was hit, Local 6 News reported.He was transported to a local hospital and is expected to survive the strike.Also Tuesday, firefighters in Orange County responded to a fire possibly started by a lightning strike at the Briar Creek Apartments near Pershing and state Road 436.Two apartments at the complex were so badly damaged that the residents have been forced to leave and find another place to stay.Investigators have not confirmed the fire was sparked by lightningThere were no reported injuries in connection with the fire.Watch Local 6 Weather with Tom Sorrells, Michele Cimino and Larry Mowry for your forecast.
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MAPS: Coast To Coast Doppler | Doppler Loop ALERT: Watches & Warnings | Temps ALERTS: Desktop | E-Mail | Premium WeatherThe man was on a construction site when he was hit, Local 6 News reported.He was transported to a local hospital and is expected to survive the strike.Also Tuesday, firefighters in Orange County responded to a fire possibly started by a lightning strike at the Briar Creek Apartments near Pershing and state Road 436.Two apartments at the complex were so badly damaged that the residents have been forced to leave and find another place to stay.Investigators have not confirmed the fire was sparked by lightningThere were no reported injuries in connection with the fire.Watch Local 6 Weather with Tom Sorrells, Michele Cimino and Larry Mowry for your forecast.
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