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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.

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.

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