LORAIN COUNTY — More than a dozen inmates were hospitalized after being struck by lightning at an Ohio prison.
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This happened Tuesday evening at Grafton Correctional Institution in Lorain County, according to WOIO, a CBS affiliate in Cleveland.
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They were returning from a meal when lightning struck from overhead.
Sixteen inmates were transported to area hospitals, including one who was flown by a medical helicopter, WOIO reported.
There have been no reported deaths at this time.
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