Nobody Was Struck By Lightning at Erie County Fair

UPDATE: Nobody was struck by lightning at the Erie County Fair according to the Fair.

WNY Incident Alerts reported that a fair goer was struck by lightning by the infield of the track.

The Erie County Fair confirmed that was not the case and this post was not accurate on Facebook from the WNY Incident Alerts account.

"SPECIAL

5600 McKinley Pkwy, Hamburg, NY
County: Erie
Responding Departments: AMR
Report of a person struck by lighting near the infield at the Erie County Fair. Patient is up and walking but is experiencing chest pains.
*Remember: if you can hear thunder, you’re close enough to be struck by lightning. Although it’s very rare for a person to be struck by lighting it still can happen. When thunder roars, go indoors!", said the Facebook post from WNY Incdents.

It was a great year for the Fair and Western New York packed the Fairgrounds for the 12 Best Days of Summer once again.