OAKLEY (KRON) — A lightning bolt struck an Oakley home Thursday morning, according authorities.
A woman who was inside the home was electrocuted and was taken to a hospital. The woman is expected to be OK.
Three people affected by the two strikes were encouraged to seek medical care, but only the one person did.
The bolt struck at around 9:19 a.m. near the O’Hara Middle School, located at 1100 O’Hara Ave.
The Oakley Union Elementary School District PIO says when the lightning hit, the district offices shook.
Phones went down at the middle school.
Fire alarms went also went off prompting fire crews to respond to the middle school.
One minute later, fire crews responded to a home nearby on O’Hara Court that was hit by lightning, according to the fire dispatcher.
Another lightning strike reported at 9:18 a.m. at Wilbur Avenue and Bridgehead Road damaged a transformer and started a small grass fire, the dispatcher said.
The Wilbur Avenue and Bridgehead Road intersection is near state Highway 160 and the Antioch Bridge.
A text message went out to parents to alert them of the incident:
Good Morning O’Hara Park Families-
Due to the storm this morning, the phones at O’Hara Park School are currently down. Students are in class and the school day is going on as normal. The fire department was dispatched to the school as a precaution but there is no fire. Please know the safety of our students is our number one priority.