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powerful lightning storm affected
vence apartments causing a power out-
^ damage to student’s appliances our apanrncm. are different
electronics. The storm sent one student to and screens of the televis
® ospital after being electrocuted inside
apartment.
an^ ^®P^- 20 a major storm laid down
^^Proximately a third of an inch of rain. The
^ apartment complex, which cost about $3
to complete and was finished this
cl(^^^’ strike of lightning in
°^Proximity to the complex.
sjjj, "'as no evidence of a lightning
close f*' P*^P®rty, but it must have struck
Or there to be such a scenario.
Several
*e s»e happ."^; “ ^rweloS^:
huit, nor did we have my When the owner and superintendent of the
explained sophomore Jen o _ complex, Darrell Gauthier, was contacted for
having trouble with two o infomiation on the matter, he advised
our are different that the story be held until a more thorough
investigation could be completed. However,
now,-”. tn drive to the when he was contacted a week later, he did
Junior Me Saner ^ phone calls,
hospital Tuesday evenmg ^ ^ ^sult of Valerie Patterson, the public affairs manag-
pains in her ami ^d ®of Duke Power, however, was contacted by
the electrocuUon that sh Gauthier soon after the incident.
was still in her home. puomvarm “We are looking into how our equipment
“The pain was starting ^ ^ ^ ^ j be changed or modified to make things
into my shoulder, so 1 . ° ® safer for our customer,” Patterson said. “Our
should ask my fiiends to (tove technicians have gone out, checked
pital,” Sauer said. “When ^ facilities, but did not find any problem
^ebLoodwo.fcgayemeaj^EK;a“,^ „i„, equipment.”
During the Duke Power investigation, evi-
lere to be such a scenario. some blooa . ^ doctors just
- —u students experienced fiied appU- of the tests came ^
^f^and electronics in the apartment told me to ^ some medi- dence of a Ughtmng strike to a pine tree locat-
TTie surge went through our power lines ing to swell, and they g buildings on the property at
^f^^hmugh individual outlets,” Tim Taylor cine.” ,.™uted after hearing a 807 E. Haggard was also discovered.
- ..... She became electrocute^ The power company is continuing to coop-
loud clap of lightning and m S ^oric witii the customers until a
»luaonisfc„n.
„,Sonit,-S.t«said,-Wehearf—;
weni inrougn our powci lnl^^o
»ua » ' '•'dividual outlets,” Tim Taylor
fried ^oinputer’s motherboard got so
j ^ replace it.”
It w Ougheltree had another story.
flash ail of a sudden and a nuge
do\v came through the win-
Wg ’ ^ ^ went fuzzy and our fire alarm
off, Ougheltree said. “Five minutes
my hand on it,” Sauer said. jvfize// at pendulum@elon.edu
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Lightning safety tips
for inside the home
Avoid:
— contact with corded phones.
~ contact with electrical equip
ment or cords. If you plan to
unplug any electronic equipment,
do so well before the storm
arrives.
- contact with plumbing. Do not
wash your hands, do not take a
shower, do not wash dishes, and
do not do laundry.
— windows and doors, and stay off
porches.
- lying on concrete floors and do
not lean against concrete walls.
- Courtesy of the National Weather Service
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