A PERSON WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING ON VAN NESS STREET IN NORTHWEST DC DURING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA. THE VICTIM WAS IMMEDIATELY TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. DC FIRE AND EMS RESPONDED QUICKLY AND PROVIDED EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE. THE INCIDENT SERVES AS A REMINDER FOR PEOPLE TO SEEK SHELTER INDOORS WHEN THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH.
NORTHWEST DC LIGHTNING
