{"id":1590959,"date":"2022-08-05T12:02:11","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T16:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1590959"},"modified":"2022-08-05T12:03:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T16:03:05","slug":"two-dead-after-lightning-strikes-near-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-dead-after-lightning-strikes-near-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Dead After Lightning Strikes Near White House"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftwo-dead-after-lightning-strikes-near-white-house%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1590959&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two people are dead and two others are injured after a bolt of lightning struck near the White House in Washington, D.C., Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<p>The bolt hit a tree in Lafayette Park across the street from the White House during an evening storm. James Mueller, 76, and Donna Mueller, 75, died from injuries sustained in the incident, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/08\/04\/politics\/white-house-lightning-strike\/index.html\">CNN<\/a>. The couple was visiting the nation\u2019s capital from Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>The condition of the two others injured is not immediately clear. The party was sheltering from the storm under the tree when the lightning struck.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are saddened by the tragic loss of life after the lightning strike in Lafayette Park. Our hearts are with the families who lost loved ones, and we are praying for those still fighting for their lives,\u201d White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/08\/05\/1115883444\/lightning-strike-near-white-house\">NPR<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>D.C. Fire and EMS official Vito Maggiolo urged people to shelter indoors during a storm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you see lightning or hear thunder, you should seek shelter inside of a building or a vehicle. Do not attempt to seek shelter under a tree,\u201d he said, according to NPR.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two people are dead and two others are injured after a bolt of lightning struck near the White House in Washington, D.C., Thursday evening. The bolt hit a tree in Lafayette Park across the street from the White House during an evening storm. 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