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5 Men Injured In Colorado Springs Lightning Strike

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Five men were injured when they were struck by lightning while working at a construction site in Colorado Springs.

Colorado Springs Fire Department spokesman Capt. Steve Oswald says one person was seriously injured.

Three of the men were taken to a hospital. Oswald says all five were construction workers at a site where an apartment complex is being built.

Names of the victims were not available.

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