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Tiffin teenager struck by lightning at home
One teenage male was sent to a medical care facility by ambulance after lightning struck him while he was using a laptop computer this afternoon, said Fire Chief Brian Detert.
The lightning struck the house at 283 Woodfield Drive in Tiffin around 3:20 p.m. It sent a shock through to the victim who was using a computer in the basement. Detert said the victim's injuries were not believed to be serious.
Emergency response crews from Tiffin and Oxford came to the subdivision. No smoke or flames were reported and damage was said to be minimal.
The home of a Tiffin teenager about an hour after it was struck by lightning. (Christopher Pratt/The Gazette)
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