Lightning — Tooele, Utah

2000-08-23 · near Central Portion, Tooele, Utah

Event narrative

A 26-year-old man and a 27-year-old man were struck and killed by lightning while fighting a fire on the north end of the Stansbury Mountains. The lightning strike also injured 4 other members of the Flame-N-Go's firefighting unit from the Utah State Prison's Lone Peak facility. The leader of the crew was not struck, but suffered from extreme shock.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5177622. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.