Source: World Wide Web WeChat public account
According to the Washington Post, on August 4, local time, a lightning strike occurred in Lafayette Square on the north side of the White House, resulting in 4 serious injuries and being taken to the hospital for treatment.
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On the evening of the 4th local time, "Fox 5" reporter Lindsay Watts posted a video on Twitter, with the caption that the weather camera captured the incredible picture of lightning near the White House.
Nancy Cordes, who was certified as the chief white house reporter of CBS on Twitter, also released a video on the evening of the 4th local time, saying that they were working on the North Lawn of the White House at the time, and the camera just took the scene. "The thunder is too loud!" Nancy wrote in a tweet and said she and another staff member at the time jumped up in fright. A loud thunderclap can also be heard in the video. Subsequently, the photographer suggested shutting down the camera and the video showed them leaving the shooting scene.
Four of the injured, all adults, were reportedly found near a statue of Andrew Jackson at around 19:00 on the same day, and the injuries to four could be life-threatening. The cause and details of the incident are still under further investigation.