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16 hospitalized after lighting strike at Ohio correctional facility

Headline from ABC 13 Houston, from the development of Aug 11, 2026

Newest development Aug 12, 2026 · 2 reports1 in serious condition after lightning strike at Ohio prison

A lightning strike at Grafton Correctional Institution sent 16 incarcerated people to hospital for treatment Wednesday evening

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    16 hospitalized after lighting strike at Ohio correctional facility

    Headline from ABC 13 Houston ·

  2. Newest

    1 in serious condition after lightning strike at Ohio prison

    Headline from BNO News ·

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  1. WKBN Youngstown

    16 hospitalized after lightning strike at Grafton prison: I-Team (opens WKBN Youngstown)

    Published

    WKBN Youngstown's feed description

    Several inmates were hospitalized after reportedly being struck by lightning in Lorain County, the FOX 8 I-Team learned.

  2. WTOL Toledo

    8 people incarcerated at eastern Ohio prison hospitalized following lightning strike (opens WTOL Toledo)

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    WTOL Toledo's feed description

    A lightning strike at Grafton Correctional Institution sent 16 incarcerated individuals to hospitals, with seven still hospitalized.

  3. 10TV Columbus

    7 remain hospitalized after lightning strike at Grafton Correctional Institution (opens 10TV Columbus)

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    10TV Columbus's feed description

    A lightning strike at Grafton Correctional Institution sent 16 incarcerated individuals to hospitals, with seven still hospitalized.

  4. BNO News

    16 inmates hospitalized after lightning strike at Ohio prison, 1 airlifted (opens BNO News)

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    BNO News's feed description

    An apparent lightning strike at a prison in northern Ohio has sent 16 inmates to an outside hospital for treatment, including one who was flown by medical helicopter, according to state officials. No deaths have been reported.

  5. UPI

    Lightning strikes Ohio prison, hospitalizing 16 people (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Lightning struck a northern Ohio state prison, injuring at least 16 people, who were transported to the hospital, officials said Tuesday night.

  6. Wfmy News 2

    16 people hospitalized after lightning strikes Ohio prison (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    Sixteen people incarcerated in Ohio were hospitalized after lightning struck the prison during severe weather Tuesday. One of the 16 was airlifted.

  7. FOX 8 Cleveland

    7 remain hospitalized after lightning strike at Grafton prison: I-Team (opens FOX 8 Cleveland)

    Published

    FOX 8 Cleveland's feed description

    Seven inmates individuals remain hospitalized after a reported lightning strike at the Grafton Correctional Institution Tuesday evening, according to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC).

  8. KYMA Yuma

    16 injured after lightning strike at Ohio correctional facility (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    16 people were hurt yesterday when lightning struck the Grafton Correctional Institution in Grafton, Ohio.

  9. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    How did a lightning strike injure 16 prisoners in Grafton? DeWine says the inmates were outside. (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    Cleveland Plain Dealer's feed description

    Seven inmates remain hospitalized, one in serious condition, after a lightning strike injured 16 people at Grafton Correctional Institution in Ohio.

  10. BNO News

    1 in serious condition after lightning strike at Ohio prison (opens BNO News)

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    BNO News's feed description

    One of seven incarcerated people who remain hospitalized after a lightning strike at a prison in northern Ohio is in serious condition, state officials say. The other six are in stable, non-life-threatening condition.

  11. ABC 13 Houston

    16 hospitalized after lighting strike at Ohio correctional facility (opens ABC 13 Houston)

    Published

    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    A lightning strike at Grafton Correctional Institution sent 16 incarcerated people to hospital for treatment Wednesday evening

  12. FOX 8 Cleveland

    2 still being treated after 16 hospitalized in Grafton lightning strike (opens FOX 8 Cleveland)

    Published

    FOX 8 Cleveland's feed description

    2 inmates are still being treated for injuries after a lightning strike hit Grafton Correctional Institution this week.

  13. WKBN Youngstown

    2 still being treated after 16 hospitalized in Ohio lightning strike (opens WKBN Youngstown)

    Published

    WKBN Youngstown's feed description

    2 inmates are still being treated for injuries after a lightning strike hit Grafton Correctional Institution this week.

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