Clay County Fire Rescue said three people were hospitalized Thursday afternoon after a lightning strike in Middleburg.
It happened at a small apartment complex on Iris Street off County Road 218, west of Blanding Boulevard. Neighbors told News4Jax the three were doing construction on a roof.
Larry Mansfield, a neighbor, was at his home when the lightning struck.
“Sounded like a canon went off," he said. According to Fire Rescue, only one worker was struck directly and went into cardiac arrest. That man was revived. He was taken to a hospital and was breathing on his own. The other two workers were not directly hit, but went to the hospital to be checked out for injuries and physical effects from being so close to the lightning.