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Multiple Injured After Lightning Strikes near The Buccaneers Stadium

Multiple Injured After Lightning Strikes near Buccaneers Stadium
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TAMPA BAY, FL (ABC / WTXL) - 11 people have been taken to the hospital with minor injuries in Tampa, after a lightning strike in the parking lot near the Buccaneers stadium Sunday afternoon. According to a spokesman, it doesn't appear anyone was directly hit by the lightning.

However, the lightning strike kicked up rocks and gravel and knocked a few people down.

By the time EMS arrived, four people had already driven themselves to the hospital, and another seven had been taken by ambulance.