Person shocked plugging in phone after lightning strike, Gainesville FL


A resident at an apartment on NW 5th Ave was shocked when plugging in their phone after a lightning strike. Smoke was seen coming from the air conditioning vents. Emergency responders checked the apartment and transferred the patient for medical care.
Audio|Source: Gainesville Police and Alachua Fire
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Transcript:
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You make contact with the patient says she got electric units.
00:05
Got some permanent.
00:06
Make contact with one people on scene.
00:08
And once they got shocked, there's only one team of others that she got popped by an outlet when she plugged her phone in.
00:13
She had the evening event.
00:15
Man, different ones.
00:17
Okay, go ahead.
00:18
I'm in the fire apartment building with lighter and I.
00:25
Copy just used it in fire room with Latternine. Come man, let her know.
00:32
Command, go ahead.
00:38
Alpitude, 2014.
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10404,
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Charlie, too.
00:44
Did the call say where he was at by the test?
00:46
Near West University.
00:49
Just spoke to the occupants of near NW 5th Ave where we have the smoke.
00:53
They said after the lightning strike, they confirmed there was smoke coming out of the AC boats. I have Bravo right now checking out the AC for the apartment.
01:01
No obvious signs of anything inside here.
01:04
Thank you. Messer received and further investigate these events where the spike was coming from.
01:10
What is it? Thank you.
01:12
Looks like it's either the optical outlet or the UPS store.
01:16
That's up for command.
01:18
Okay, six, sir.
01:20
June's come available.
01:22
What is this?
01:23
I'm sorry, it looks for example.
01:25
Oscar 2 a 14.
01:28
We're 1014?
01:31
104. 10, 4.
01:32
You can't put me 414. 10 and 4. 10, 4.
01:42
Thank you. Go ahead.
01:46
We're still investigating, but you can cut truck company and the engine company.
01:50
As received.
01:56
Lighter-N-A-Lata-N-N-Alpha.
01:58
Is the breaker secured inside of the apartment?
02:02
We're working all now.
02:04
The message received.
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Heavy 23, engine 4. You can be released.
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Annis 4 o'clock. Rescue 36. Rescue 36.
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Patient care transfer. Rescue 36. Patient care transfer is 1935.
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Location mentioned:
Near NW 5th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32603
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