Man killed, 5 injured after lightning strikes down tree limb at barbecue

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May 15, 2017

PASSAIC – A Passaic man was killed and five people were injured Sunday afternoon, when police said lightning struck a tree limb that then fell on them during a backyard barbecue. The incident occurred at 4:28 p.m., at a home on Paulison Avenue, said Lt. Jonathan Schaer of the Passaic Police. Schaer said the 28-year-old man…

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