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August 6th, 2012, 07:52
Fans struck by lightning after race: UPDATES - One dead: Three fans were struck by lightning following the rain-shortened NASCAR Sprint Cup race Sunday at Pocono Raceway. According to a witness, they were struck outside the track. Track spokesman Bob Pleban confirmed that three people were injured and two were transported to a local hospital. One was treated at the track care center and released. Pleban said he could not release the names nor the condition of those injured, who were hit during a massive thunderstorm that forced the race to be halted after 98 of 160 laps.(Sporting News (http://aol.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2012-08-05/nascar-fans-lightning-pocono-raceway-rain-shortened-race))(8-5-2012)
UPDATE: Officials at Pocono Raceway say 10 people attending Sunday's NASCAR race were injured in a lightning strike in the parking lot behind the grandstand, and two are in critical condition. Pocono spokesman Bob Pleban says it's not clear if all 10 were actually struck by lightning. It's unknown whether one or multiple lightning strikes occurred. Pleban says five people were treated at the scene. He says one person was taken to Pocono Medical Center and another to Lehigh Valley, where they were in critical condition. The conditions of the other three are unknown.(Associated Press (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CAR_NASCAR_LIGHTNING_STRIKE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT))(8-5-2012)
UPDATE: One fan was killed and nine others were injured as a result of lightning strikes following Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway. Track officials said the name or gender of the fan killed could not be released until family members were notified. They said the fan was pronounced dead on arrival at Pocono Mountain Medical Center in Stroudsburg. One other fan is in critical condition at Lehigh Hospital in Allentown. The other eight are being treated and evaluated for minor injuries at local hospitals.(ESPN.com (http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/8237643/one-dead-nine-others-injured-lightning-strikes-following-nascar-race-pocono&campaign=link&source=JAYSKI))(8-5-2012)
UPDATE: Officials at Pocono Raceway say 10 people attending Sunday's NASCAR race were injured in a lightning strike in the parking lot behind the grandstand, and two are in critical condition. Pocono spokesman Bob Pleban says it's not clear if all 10 were actually struck by lightning. It's unknown whether one or multiple lightning strikes occurred. Pleban says five people were treated at the scene. He says one person was taken to Pocono Medical Center and another to Lehigh Valley, where they were in critical condition. The conditions of the other three are unknown.(Associated Press (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CAR_NASCAR_LIGHTNING_STRIKE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT))(8-5-2012)
UPDATE: One fan was killed and nine others were injured as a result of lightning strikes following Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway. Track officials said the name or gender of the fan killed could not be released until family members were notified. They said the fan was pronounced dead on arrival at Pocono Mountain Medical Center in Stroudsburg. One other fan is in critical condition at Lehigh Hospital in Allentown. The other eight are being treated and evaluated for minor injuries at local hospitals.(ESPN.com (http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/8237643/one-dead-nine-others-injured-lightning-strikes-following-nascar-race-pocono&campaign=link&source=JAYSKI))(8-5-2012)