6 Dead, 15 Others Injured After Struck By Lightning In Sipalay, Negros Occidental

6 Dead, 15 Others Injured After Struck By Lightning In Sipalay, Negros Occidental

At least 6 people died and 15 others got injured after struck by a lightning in Sitio Baras-Barasan, Brgy. Manlocahoc, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental.

About 1:30 pm on Wednesday (April 18, 2018), 15 people got injured and 6 people died after struck by lightning in Sipalay, Negros Occidental.

Punong Barangay Cyrus Debuyan of Brgy. Manlocajoc said that the victims are related to each other.

Lightning

The victims were immediately rushed to the City Health Office of Sipalay but the doctors declared that six of them are dead on arrival.

The 15 other victims were brought to Merceditas District Hospital after suffering injuries due to the lightning.

The dead victims were identified as Mariel Montecino, Mary Tino, Arvinel Seminion, May Ann Seminion, Rose Ann Seminion, and Charlene Seminion.

Lightning

The injured victims with a surname of Lunsay are Eric, Ronela, Aira, Alvin Roy, George, Wilma Fe, Alma, Ronalyn, Ryan, and Nia. Roy Balancas, Ryan Balansac, Nelson Sipaway, and Wilma Montecino were also injured.

Councilor Dionilo Bugtae announced that the victims who were transferred to Merceditas District Hospital were already in stable condition while Lolina Seminion was in critical condition who is in a certain hospital in Bacolod.

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Bugtae said that the city would shoulder all the medical expenses of the victims.

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