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Worker Struck By Lightning In Washburn

By WEEK Producer
July 15, 2010 Updated Jul 7, 2010 at 4:27 AM CDT

Details are sketchy Tuesday night, but a construction worker is being treated at a Peoria hospital after he was struck by lightning.

The unidentified worker was injured about 6:30 Tuesday night, as storms moved through the area of Washburn.

A Metamora Ambulance crew transported the man to OSF St. Francis Medical Center for treatment of his injuries and stabilization before he could be transferred to Memorial Burn Center in Springfield.

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