2 still being treated after 16 hospitalized in Ohio lightning strike
Lightning struck a prison in northern Ohio during severe weather, hospitalizing multiple incarcerated people. Most have been released from the hospital, though several remain hospitalized, with at least one in serious condition.
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1 sourceHow did a lightning strike injure 16 prisoners in Grafton? DeWine says the inmates were outside.
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2 developments- Aug 1116 people hospitalized after lightning strikes Ohio prison
- Aug 121 in serious condition after lightning strike at Ohio prison
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Quiet for 66 daysLast development · Aug 12 — 1 in serious condition after lightning strike at Ohio prison