Lightning strike after Bucs game in Tampa injures 6
Six people were struck by lightning after a Tampa Bay Buccaneers game in Florida Sunday afternoon.
No fatalities were reported, but the injured victims were taken to a nearby hospital, according to CBS News affiliate WTSP. Paramedics treated the victims at the scene.
Tampa Fire-Rescue reporting 6 patients possibly struck by lightning are being taken to St. Joseph's Hospital. pic.twitter.com/ykzTk9E63s
— 10 News (@WTSP10News) December 21, 2014
The lightning strike, which happened in a parking lot near Raymond James Stadium in Tampa came during heavy rains hit the area after the Bucs game against Green Bay. The Packers won 20-3.
It is unclear if the victims were hit by a direct strike or if it happened within their vicinity.
Reports of fans struck by Lightning in parking lot of Raymond James Stadium
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— 10 News (@WTSP10News) December 21, 2014