2006 — June 23, Lightning Strikes Home which then burns, Panama, OK — 3

— 3  Associated Press. “House fire kills three children.” Joplin Globe, MO, 6-24-2006, p. 3A.

— 3  Holle. “Lightning-Caused Deaths and Injuries in and Near Dwellings…” Jan 12, 2009.

Narrative Information

AP: “Poteau, Okla. — A fire that may have been caused by lightning swept through a home Friday, killing three children and critically injuring their mother, firefighters said. The fire occurred about 1:30 a.m. right after a violent thunderstorm rattled the area. The house was in the small town of Panama in Le Flore County about 100 miles southeast of Tulsa.

“The children who died were Raven Byrd, 2; Hunter Carpenter, 9; and Skyla Carpenter, 14. Their mother, Rita Carpenter, suffered burns on her arms and hands, Chapel said. The woman was rushed to St. Edwards Hospital in Ft. Smith, Ark., where she remained in critical condition late Friday afternoon.” (AP. “House fire kills three children.” Joplin Globe, MO, 6-24-2006, 3A.)

Holle: “Three children, two female and one male, aged 2 to 14, killed when lightning struck a home that caught fire at 1:30 am; their mother was critically injured.”  (Holle 2009, p. 3)

Sources

Associated Press. “House fire kills three children.” Joplin Globe, MO, 6-24-2006, p. 3A. Accessed 9-7-2015 at: http://newspaperarchive.com/fullpagepdfviewer?img=230604847&sterm

Holle, Ronald L. “Lightning-Caused Deaths and Injuries in and Near Dwellings and Other Buildings.” 1-12-2009, 20 pages. Accessed 9-7-2015 at:  http://www.lightningsafety.com/nlsi_lls/lightning-caused-deaths.pdf