WELLINGTON, Colo. (TheBlaze/AP) — Nine people working at a Colorado farm were injured by a lightning strike Thursday, two of them critically and four seriously, a fire official said.
The incident came as two other lightning strikes in Colorado and Montana left others injured, and as firefighters battled lightning-sparked wildfires across the West.
Watch this report from KCNC-TV regarding the injured farm workers.
Wellington Fire Protection District Chief Gary Green said the critically injured farm workers weren’t responding appropriately to questions and had weak muscles and tingling or loss of feeling after the strike. However, everyone was breathing and had a pulse, he said. Three workers were able to leave in personal vehicles.
Also Thursday, a 65-year-old woman was struck by lightning near a trailhead in Rocky Mountain National Park.
The National Park Service said the woman was taken to Estes Park Medical Center. Her condition wasn’t immediately released.
Here are a couple YouTube videos showing the lighting in Colorado’s storms:
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