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  • A 71-year-old New Jersey man watching his grandson's high school soccer game has died after getting struck by lightning.
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  • An 18-year-old western Pennsylvania man says he's lucky to be alive after he was struck by lightning - while standing next to his kitchen stove.
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  • Officials say lightning is the cause in a number of fires that occurred on Wednesday.
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  • A lightning strike in the parking lot at Pocono Raceway killed one person and injured nine others, racetrack officials said.
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  • Fans leave the stands after the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race was postponed due to rain on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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  • In just a matter of days lightning strikes have claimed one man's life and left 17 people injured across our area.
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  • A lightning strike in the parking lot at Pocono Raceway killed one person and injured nine others, racetrack officials said.
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  • Crew members push Ryan Newmans car in a downpour that shortened the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. Jeff Gordon won. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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  • In a race marred by the death of a fan hit by lightning, Jeff Gordon earned his first victory of the season on Sunday.
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  • A lightning strike in the parking lot at Pocono Raceway after a rain-shortened NASCAR race Sunday killed one person.
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  • Officials at Pocono Raceway say one person is dead and nine are injured after a lightning strike in the parking lot behind the grandstand after a race.
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  • Lightning strike in Prices Corner
  • Four family members were taken to the hospital after a lightning strike on Friday afternoon in northern Delaware.
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  • Four members of the same family were sent to the hospital after a lightning strike at the New Jersey shore.
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  • Authorities say lightning is to blame for a house fire in North Wildwood, New Jersey.
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  • Over a dozen residents in New Castle County, Delaware have been displaced following a lightning strike that sparked a fire.
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  • Lightning did some damage Wednesday night in Philadelphia's northern and western suburbs.
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  • Authorities say lightning struck a nursing home in Pennsburg, Montgomery County.
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  • Chester County fire officials say a lightning strike forced an early closure of the Exton Square Mall.
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  • Capt. David Wintz
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  • Capt. David Wintz
  • A Bucks County fire police captain was laid to rest Monday.
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  • Lightning fire at Bucks County chemical plant
  • A lightning strike is being blamed for a chemical plant fire in Bucks County. There has been one death in connection with the fire.
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  • Lightning fire at Bucks County chemical plant
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  • Lightning fire at Bucks County chemical plant
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  • An official at San Francisco International Airport says lightning hit a United Airlines flight, forcing the plane to return to the airport.
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  • The new National Christmas Tree will soon be illuminated for the first time.
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  • A northeastern Pennsylvania boy is hospitalized after a lightning strike that happened just after he got off the school bus near his home.
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  • A golfer is recovering after being struck by lightning at a Gloucester County golf course.
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  • Despite the best efforts of paramedics administering CPR, 40-year-old Bryan Bradley of Linwood died.
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  • Lightning struck three workers who were finishing concrete at an Atlantic City casino project killing one and injuring the others.
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  • More rain brings more woes for Sunday drivers trying to make their way around the Delaware and Lehigh valleys.
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  • The Action Cam on the scene of a house fire in Radnor, Pa. which officials say was ignited by a lightning strike on August 21, 2011.
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  • A lightning bolt ignited a house fire in Radnor, Delaware County, according to fire officials.
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  • Photos of storm damage
  • Viewers and the Action Cam captured dramatic images of heavy rain, lightning strikes and storm damage.
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  • West Chester house hit by lightning
  • Fire erupted after lightening struck the roof of a home in West Chester, earlyThursday morning.
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  • Photos of storm damage
  • Viewers captured dramatic images of the ominous clouds, large hail, numerous lightning strikes and damage.
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  • Woman hit by lightning in Runnemede
  • Police say lightning struck Arlene Vancamp as she sat on a metal chair outside her home Thursday afternoon.
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  • Woman hit by lightning in Runnemede
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  • Bob Drift of Hopewell was driving through a blinding rainstorm when a lightning bolt hit right in front of him.
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  • Officials say eight people have been injured by a lightning strike at SeaWorld's Discovery Cove water park in Orlando.
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  • Action News viewers have sent in photos of the effects of Monday evening's storm.
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  • The medical examiner's office says the electrical storm may have caused his heart to stop.
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  • The story seems almost unbelievable, but the bark blown off an old sycamore tree is a reminder this tragedy is all too real.
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