Video shows lightning striking Washington Monument; site remains closed to visitors

NBC via msnbc ^ | 17 Aug 2021 | Tim Fitzsimons

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The Washington Monument remained closed for a second day Tuesday to repair "damage to the electronic access system caused by Sunday morning's lightning strike," the National Park Service said.

A bolt of lightning struck the monument in Washington, D.C., on Sunday morning, and it was closed Monday, the National Park Service's National Mall account tweeted.

Travis Nix, a law student who tweets under the handle @tnix113, tweeted the video early Sunday....

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Lightning also struck the George Kirby memorial wall.

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