Tiffin Teenager Struck by Lightning at Home

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By Aaron Hepker

Story Created: Aug 20, 2010 at 8:38 PM CDT

Story Updated: Aug 21, 2010 at 1:45 PM CDT

TIFFIN, Iowa - A teenager was sent to the hospital after lightning struck him while he was using a computer this afternoon, said Fire Chief Brian Detert.

Zach Haight, 15, of 283 Woodfield Drive was shocked around 3:20 p.m. At the time he was using a laptop in the basement. Haight was taken to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and released later in the day.

Emergency response crews from Tiffin and Oxford came to the subdivision. No smoke or flames were reported and damage was minimal.

Haight said the nerves in his legs were tingling a little bit after the incident, but he said he wasn’t seriously hurt. He had yet to pick up the laptop. “I’m trying to avoid that area,” said Haight.

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