Man rushed to hospital after lightning strike near Fruit Cove

ST. JONES, Florida. Today, residents of the Fruit Cove area were frightened by a loud explosion, causing emergency services to arrive at the scene.

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Witnesses reported seeing the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and paramedics responding to the incident as they gathered near the site of a tree with a seat and missing branches.

According to a spokesman for the St. Johns County Fire and Rescue Service, ambulance crews received a distress call for the injury. However, specific details related to the nature of the incident were not immediately disclosed.

According to Action News Jax First Alert Weather, lightning struck near the place where the officers and paramedics were sent.

Action News Jax is working to further confirm whether anyone was directly injured in the incident.

At the moment, the investigation is ongoing, and the authorities are working hard to gather additional information and confirm the cause of the riots. Updates will be provided as additional details become available.

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