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Lightning Strikes East Hampton Houses

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The East Hampton Fire Department responded to a lighting strike at houses on Three Mile Harbor Road on Tuesday. DOUG KUNTZ PHOTOGRAPHY

The East Hampton Fire Department responded to a lighting strike at houses on Three Mile Harbor Road on Tuesday. DOUG KUNTZ PHOTOGRAPHY

The East Hampton Fire Department responded to a lighting strike at houses on Three Mile Harbor Road on Tuesday. DOUG KUNTZ PHOTOGRAPHY

The East Hampton Fire Department responded to a lighting strike at houses on Three Mile Harbor Road on Tuesday. DOUG KUNTZ PHOTOGRAPHY

The East Hampton Fire Department responded to a lighting strike at houses on Three Mile Harbor Road on Tuesday. DOUG KUNTZ

The East Hampton Fire Department responded to a lighting strike at houses on Three Mile Harbor Road on Tuesday. DOUG KUNTZ

The East Hampton Fire Department responded to a lighting strike at houses on Three Mile Harbor Road on Tuesday. DOUG KUNTZ

The East Hampton Fire Department responded to a lighting strike at houses on Three Mile Harbor Road on Tuesday. DOUG KUNTZ

The East Hampton Fire Department responded to a lighting strike at houses on Three Mile Harbor Road on Tuesday. DOUG KUNTZ

The East Hampton Fire Department responded to a lighting strike at houses on Three Mile Harbor Road on Tuesday. DOUG KUNTZ

authorStaff Writer on Aug 6, 2024
Two houses on Three Mile Harbor Road in East Hampton were struck by lightning and one person was hospitalized after an electrical outlet reportedly exploded on Tuesday in the late... more

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