Published on: 08/19/2025
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LAWRENCE COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — A man was struck by lightning in Lawrence County Tuesday evening.
According to Lawrence County dispatch, first responders with the Ethridge Fire Department and Lawrence County Fire & Rescue responded to a call of a man who had possibly been struck by lightning at around 6:20 p.m. near Buffalo Road and Flatwoods Road. An ambulance has remained on the scene.
At around the same time two miles away on Hudson Road, Lawrence County officials also responded to a report of a corn field that had caught fire due to a lightning strike. Dispatchers told News 2 that as of publication, the fire appears to be contained.
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News Source : https://www.wkrn.com/news/lightning-strikes-reportedly-injure-man-cause-field-fire-in-lawrence-county/
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