US Politics | Lightning strike near the White House leaves two dead and two critical after bolt hit center of Lafayette Park
TWO people are dead and two others are critically injured after being struck by lightning near the White House on Thursday. A jolt of lightning rocked the center of Lafayette Park as District of Columbia Fire and EMS units transported four patients to area hospitals, all in critical condition. 
DC Fire and EMSA lightning strike in Lafayette Park near the White House killed two people and critically injured two others '/ ' 
Instagram/Dylan EchterTwo men and two women, all adults, were struck by lightning, officials said '/ ' 
DC Fire and EMSLightning strikes were reported in nearby Virginia and across the east coast of the US '/ ' ...Update Lafayette Park lightning strike. #DCsBravest transported 2 adult males & 2 adult females to area hospitals,... the DC Fire and EMS department tweeted. ...All four were suffering critical, life-threatening injuries,... when help arrived, Fire & EMS Vito Maggiolo said at a news conference Thursday evening. DC Metro police announced Friday that two of the four people injured in the lightning strike have died. Police identified those who died as Donna Mueller, 75, and James Mueller, 76, of Wisconsin. Read more in The US Sun 
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DC Fire and EMSA lightning strike in Lafayette Park near the White House killed two people and critically injured two others '/ ' Instagram/Dylan EchterTwo men and two women, all adults, were struck by lightning, officials said '/ ' DC Fire and EMSLightning strikes were reported in nearby Virginia and across the east coast of the US '/ ' ...Update Lafayette Park lightning strike. #DCsBravest transported 2 adult males & 2 adult females to area hospitals,... the DC Fire and EMS department tweeted. ...All four were suffering critical, life-threatening injuries,... when help arrived, Fire & EMS Vito Maggiolo said at a news conference Thursday evening. DC Metro police announced Friday that two of the four people injured in the lightning strike have died. Police identified those who died as Donna Mueller, 75, and James Mueller, 76, of Wisconsin. Read more in The US Sun 'EXTREME DANGER' Police alert over mom who vanished with husband and his 2 young kids HOTEL CHAOS Cops hunt suspect in Las Vegas hotel shooting which left at least 1 dead Law enforcement sources told CNN that the elderly couple was riding out the storm under a tree. They were found 100 feet from Lafayette Park's bronze statue of General Andrew Jackson. The other two victims remain in critical condition. The main road near the Washington DC park separates it from the White House. Most read in The US Sun 'SO TOXIC' Meghan McCain reveals cruel comment ex cohost said that made her quit The View DIET DANGERS The top 5 worst foods that could SHORTEN your life expectancy AIR THREAT China flies 22 jets into Taiwan airspace after firing 11 missiles in war drills VLADIM-EAR 'Sickly' Putin using body double with different EARS, claims Ukraine THIN KIM Kardashian fans fear for Kim's health as she looks 'skinnier than EVER' in pics KIM-COMPLETELY DONE? Kim's fans spot big 'clue' she has split from Pete Davidson in new pic ...We are saddened by the tragic loss of life after the lightning strike in Lafayette Park,... the White House said in a statement on Friday. ...Our hearts are with the families who lost loved ones, and we are praying for those still fighting for their lives.... A witness to the lightning strike described it to the Washington Post as "massive. It shook the whole area. Literally like a bomb went off, that's how it sounded.... A severe thunderstorm hit the DC region around 7pm on Thursday. Lightning strikes were reported in the nearby state of Virginia and across the east coast of the United States.
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