Officials say a runway at Pierre Regional Airport was closed temporarily after a lightning strike blasted several holes in the tarmac. The South Dakota airport manager Mike Isaacs tells the Pierre Capital Journal that lightning struck the runway during a …
A lightning strike is being blamed for an Indianapolis house fire. Indianapolis Fire Department Lt. Larry Tracy says the fire was reported by the homeowners about 1 a.m. Sunday on the city’s far northeast side. The couple living in the …
The Oregon state fire marshal’s office says lightning started the fire that caused $300,000 damage to a home in a gated community at Turner, on the southeast side of Salem. The fire burned the roof Saturday, and fire and water …
An 8-year-old central Wisconsin boy who survived a lightning strike to the head last month is adjusting well since being discharged from the hospital. Blake Draeger doesn’t have any lingering fear of lightning and he even enjoyed a recent fireworks …
A mother and two of her children were hospitalized after lightning struck near where they were standing in southwest Florida. Manatee County Fire Rescue says the three were in their Bradenton yard early Monday when lightning struck nearby. Authorities say …
Authorities say a Florida woman has died after being struck by lightning on a Tampa Bay-area beach. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office says Phyllis Kalinowski of Brandon was visiting Belleair Beach with a friend Tuesday evening. The women separated shortly …
Investigators believe a lightning strike started a fire that heavily damaged a building that holds two businesses in the town of Baker, La. The Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/12l5HcI ) the Baker Fire Department responded at 5:30 a.m. Saturday to the blaze …
Authorities say a fire has been extinguished after a lightning strike sparked a blaze at a tank battery in Oklahoma City. The fire broke out Wednesday night as severe storms moved through the metropolitan area. Oklahoma City television station KWTV …
A man has been struck by lightning while working on a roof in Houston, Texas. Harris County sheriff’s officials say storm clouds rolled into the area about 9 a.m. Sunday morning. They say workers were clearing materials off the roof …
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe has paid an $11,600 fine and made safety changes at its Lake of Isles, Conn., golf course after a lightning strike in June injured 15 workers. The workers were hurt when lightning hit near a wooden …