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1 man killed, 1 man injured by lightning strike

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – One man was killed and another was injured when lightning struck at a Florida construction site.

The Sun Sentinel reports that the lightning hit Tuesday afternoon in Pembroke Pines.

Police say both men were taken to a nearby hospital, where one of them died. It appeared that the man who survived wasn’t hit directly.

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Information from: Sun Sentinel , http://www.sun-sentinel.com/

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