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Video: Lights go out in Winnipeg after lightning strike

A severe storm brought tornadoes, thunder and lightning to Manitoba on July 20. News sources in the region said 26,000 people were without electricity at the height of the storm. This video shows a dramatic lightning strike which occurred at Grant Avenue and Laxdal Road on Wednesday, after which the lights went out at a nearby parking lot and pharmacy. Five thousand customers were still without power there on Thursday.