2 Fort Worth firefighters, police cadet struck by lightning while training
The two firefighters were treated at the scene and released. The police cadet was transported to the hospital as a precaution, but did not appear seriously hurt.
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FORT WORTH, Texas - Two Fort Worth firefighters and a Fort Worth police cadet were struck by a lightning strike at the department’s training facility Friday.
FOX 4 Dallas reports the strike happened in the morning as storms were passing over the Fort Worth Police Department’s headquarters on West Felix Street.
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The two firefighters were treated at the scene and released.
The police cadet was transported to the hospital as a precaution, but did not appear seriously hurt.
He was running with other cadets when he was hit.