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One dead, two injured in lightning

One person died and two others were injured in lightning at Baliapal area of Odisha’s Balasore district today. The police…

PTI | Balasore (Odisha) | September 27, 2017 1:54 pm

One person died and two others were injured in lightning at Baliapal area of Odisha’s Balasore district today.

The police said a 55-year-old was struck by lightning when he was fishing in a pond at Kenduadiha village.

Two women of Katisahi village sustained burn injuries in the lightning and have been admitted to Baliapal hospital.

While three died in Garadpur block, Aul and Kendrapara blocks accounted for one fatality each due to lightning strike, said official sources

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