Ocean City lightning strike sets beach umbrella shed on fire

OCEAN CITY, New Jersey (WPVI) -- A bolt of lightning struck a shed in Ocean City, New Jersey, sparking a fire.

It happened Wednesday afternoon on the beach at 13th Street.

The lightning struck a rental umbrella storage shed.

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Video shows moment lightning strikes Ocean City beach umbrella. (Video credit: Instagram: tree.hugger.7)



Action News viewer Meredith Forman from Radnor, Pennsylvania, sent us video that shows a small fire on the beach in the area of the shed.

No one was injured in the incident.

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