Lightning Strike Near White House Kills Two People

Two people were killed and two more were in critical condition on Friday after a lightning strike near the White House the night before, police in the US capital said

Washington, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 5th Aug, 2022 ) :Two people were killed and two more were in critical condition on Friday after a lightning strike near the White House the night before, police in the US capital said.

The lightning hit Lafayette Square, a small park across the street from the White House, shortly before 7:00 pm (2300 GMT) Thursday, leaving two men and two women with "critical life-threatening injuries," according to a statement from Washington's fire and emergencies department.

All the victims were taken to local hospitals, but on Friday morning the Metropolitan Police confirmed that two of them -- 75-year-old Donna Mueller and 76-year-old James Mueller, both from Janesville in Wisconsin -- had been pronounced dead.

The other two adults remain in critical condition, police said.

A White House spokeswoman said the Biden administration was "saddened by the tragic loss of life."