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[PHOTOS] Lift Shack at Family-Owned Plattekill Mountain, NY, Destroyed by Lightning Strike

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A lift shack at family-owned Plattekill Mountain, NY, was destroyed by fire yesterday following a lightning strike. Related: When Lightning Strikes: This Simple Advice Could Save Your Life The fire began in the bottom shack of the Northface double chair lift before spreading to the motor room, according to a Reddit poster. It’s unknown if the shack suffered a direct lightning […]

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SnowBrains | July 14, 2022
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El Salvador’s Top Surfer Dead At 22 After Being Struck By Lightning

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El Salvador’s top surfer and Olympic hopeful, Katherine Diaz, has died after she was struck by lightning while training on a beach. Diaz, 22, was training close to her home in El Tunco, El Salvador when an electrical storm hit the area. She was still in the water when she was struck by lightning. Onlookers tried to help her until the paramedics […]

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Nick Retterer | March 23, 2021
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VIDEO: Lightning Strikes Building in China

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Check out this video of a building getting hit by lightning! It is unclear exactly what happened, but it is clear that being outside during this incident was a bad idea. Those sparks showering the ground are most likely parts of the ground wire flaking off from the extreme heat produced.  Related: ‘Megaflashes’ | New World Records Set for Longest […]

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Alex Camerino | August 6, 2020
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Kansas Ultramarathon Runner Struck by Lightning During Race, Dies Tragically

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A Kansas runner has died after being hit by lightning near the finish line of a 31 mile (50km) ultramarathon, BBC News says. Thomas Stanley, 33, received first aid from runners and officials at the Elk City State Park race on Saturday, but died from his injuries, police say. Stanley is survived by his wife, Ashley, and three children. A […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | October 1, 2019
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Direct Lightning Strike Kills Man Hiking on Flagstaff Mountain, Boulder, CO

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Two hikers were struck by lightning on a peak in Boulder County, CO killing one and injuring the other. The 36-year-old man died while his 37-year-old wife sustained non-life threatening injuries Sunday on Flagstaff Mountain. Related: When Lightning Strikes: This Simple Advice Could Save Your Life According to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, the husband and wife were hiking on […]

CragBrains | July 16, 2019
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2 Fires In Yosemite National Park Forest: Air Quality Is Poor & Multiple Trails Are Closed

There are two wildfires burning in the Yosemite National Forest. The South Fork Fire started August 13, 2017 and is 2,407 acres with 7% containment, the Empire started August 1, 2017 by multiple lightening strikes and is currently 1,450 acres. South Fork and Empire Fire Updates – August 17, 2017 August 17, 2017 Posted by: Yosemite Fire Information The South Fork […]

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Firebrains | August 18, 2017
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