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Lightning strike sends soldiers to hospital
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Twenty-two 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team soldiers and one Army civilian training on Fort Stewart's Donovan Field experienced a lightning strike at about 4:35 p.m. Sunday.
"They weren't directly struck, they were in tents," post spokesman Kevin Larson said. He said it is not sure whether lightning struck the tents housing tactical operations or the ground nearby.
All 22 soldiers were taken to Winn Army Community Hospital for observation.
"No one lost consciousness," Larson said.
Nineteen of the soldiers were treated and released, three were kept for "further observation," and one was taken to Memorial University Medical Center, according to Larson. He added the lightning damaged some equipment, including several computers.
"The (installation's) primary focus in on taking care of people," Larson said.

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Nuclear plant's safety discussed at meeting
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Plant Hatch is near Baxley and north Bryan County is in its evacuation zone. - photo by File photo
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will discuss the 2017 safety performance of the Hatch Nuclear Power Plant during an open house from 4-6 p.m. April 24 in Room 171 of the Southeastern Technical College, 3001 East First St., Vidalia. The two-unit Hatch plant is located near Baxley, about 20 miles south of Vidalia, and is operated by Southern Nuclear Operating Co. NRC employees responsible for plant inspections, including the resident inspectors based full-time at the site, will be available to discuss its performance.
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