Multiple people were injured after lightning struck just outside the White House on Thursday evening.

Four people were being treated and transported to area hospitals after the bolt hit somewhere in Lafayette Park, D.C. Fire and EMS reported on Twitter. The victims have been identified as two adult males and two adult females, all of whom had critical injuries, officials said.

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