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Lightning strikes a man’s umbrella (video)

Abdul Rashido, 35, escaped with minor burns

Newsroom December 28 11:44

Abdul Rashido, 35, had taken his usual walk to check out warehouses in Sukapura, South Jakarta.

At that moment a lightning struck his umbrella and he…disappeared in a cloud of fire and flashes.

The 35-year-old security guard fell unconscious on the ground.

Fortunately he escaped with slight burns. Colleagues ran to help him.

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He was hospitalized with light burns on his hand for four days.

The moment he was struck by lightning, he was on patrol and talking on the radio, which apparently was the reason he got struck by the lightning.

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