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Lightning strike injures 3 near Utah Territorial Statehouse

Three people suffered injuries Thursday when lightning struck near the Utah Territorial Statehouse in Fillmore.

Devan Chavez, a spokesman for Utah State Parks, said ambulances took all three victims to Fillmore Community Hospital. He did not know their conditions late Thursday.

The strike happened at 8:30 p.m. Chavez said lightning hit the ground. Two of the injured were a father and minor daughter. There was no damage to the Statehouse, he said.

The Territorial Statehouse is a relic from Utah’s pioneer days when the capitol was briefly located in Fillmore. The state still operates the Statehouse as a park and museum.