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2 Women Injured By Separate Lightning Strikes In New Castle County

NEW CASTLE COUNTY, Del. (CBS) -- A reminder about the dangers of lightning. Two people in New Castle County were injured in separate lightning strikes Thursday morning.

A 33-year-old woman was hurt while walking with an umbrella in Stanton, outside Wilmington.

And in Newark, a 41-year-old woman was in a forklift when it was apparently struck by lightning.

Both women were taken to Christiana Hospital in stable condition.

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