Lightning strike injures girl studying in her home in Turkey’s west

April 30 2018 14:43:24

Lightning strike injures girl studying in her home in Turkey’s west

DENİZLİ – Doğan News Agency

A teenager has been injured after being struck by a bolt of lighting during a storm in the western Turkish province of Denizli on April 29.

Sixteen-year-old Eda Hoplar studying in front of her computer when her home’s electricity failed after lightning struck close to her house.

Injured by the extending current that reached the building, the high school student was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she is receiving treatment.

Hoplar is reported to be in a stable condition.

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