LORAIN COUNTY — Several 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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The Ohio Department of Corrections confirmed to WKYC in Cleveland that eight people incarcerated at the prison were hospitalized.
They were returning from a meal when lightning struck from overhead.
As WKYC reported, all were taken to an area hospital for evaluation.
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