Seven people were hospitalized Friday after lightning struck a grain elevator east of Shelby, about 85 miles west of Omaha.
The strike was caught on a nearby Nest camera.
In a press release posted Friday afternoon, Shelby Fire Chief Jon Eller said fire and rescue crews were sent to the east Central Valley Ag elevator in Shelby, where a new elevator is being built, for injuries caused by the lightning strike.
In all, Shelby Fire and Rescue workers and Rising City Rescue and Osceola Rescue transported seven employees of McPherson Concrete to Annie Jeffrey Hospital in Osceola. An eighth person went to the hospital to serve as a translator.
Eller said their injuries were not considered life-threatening.
“Everyone involved is in good condition,” Bella Chaffin of Central Valley Ag said.
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