Boy, 12, in critical condition after being struck by lightning while playing in football tournament
A 12-year-old boy is in a critical condition after being hit with lightning while playing at a school football tournament
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A 12-year-old boy has been left fighting for life after being struck by lightning while playing at a school football tournament.
The schoolboy was playing in a district tournament at The Sele School in Hertford when he was struck on Monday, October 2.
He was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge following the incident.
A man in his 50s was also hit by the lightning and was rushed to Princess Alexandra Hospital for further care.
The Met Office's yellow thunderstorm warning remained in place across Hertfordshire until 2am this morning
MET OFFICEThe East of England Ambulance Service said: "The child was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in a critical condition and the man was taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital for further care."
Head of The Sele School, Chris Quach said: "On Monday 2 October after school there was a Football Tournament, organised by the District, which took place at The Sele School.
"Unfortunately, during the Tournament there was a lightning strike which affected several people, two of whom, one adult and one student from another local secondary school, were taken to hospital for treatment.
"The entire staff of The Sele School, the wider school community and I would like to thank the emergency services, the parents and staff who were attending the match and were so helpful and our first aiders who did an amazing job while waiting for the emergency services to respond.
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"Our good wishes and thoughts are with the people who were injured."
A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms across Hertfordshire was in place until 2am this morning (October 3).
It comes after a lightning strike detonated a gas silo in Oxfordshire creating a huge fireball in the sky.
Residents spoke of hearing a loud bang before the night sky turned red in an unsettling moment.
A lightning strike detonated a gas silo in Oxfordshire
Severn Trent Green Power said a digester tank at its Cassington AD facility was struck by lightning resulting in the biogas within that tank igniting at around 7.20pm.
Severn Trent Green Power added: "Thankfully no one has been hurt and we are working with the emergency services to make sure the site is safe so that we can assess the damage as soon as possible."
Last night residents near the Yarnton facility were urged to keep their windows closed while emergency services tackled the ongoing blaze.
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