LIGHTNING DESTROYS TRANSFORMER AND INJURES PERSON

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Jeniffer Yaneth Valladares is taken to a medical center.

A young woman suffered burns to her right upper limb after lightning destroyed an electrical transformer located in Comunidad Lomas de San Bartolo, Ilopango, on Monday night following the severe storm.

The incident occurred at around half past eleven at night, when, after the powerful lightning strike, the transformer fell in flames; as the fire erupted, it reached the doors of several nearby homes, causing panic among their occupants.

Jeniffer Yaneth Valladares, 28, was repairing some leaks when she was struck by the transformer’s flames. The victim was treated by rescuers from Comandos de Salvamento, who transported her to Hospital San Bartolo in Ilopango.