Children injured in lightning strike discharged from hospital

Two children injured in a lightning strike at a Lisburn primary school last week have been discharged from hospital.

Georgia Allen, 7, and her five-year-old brother Geordie were injured along with their father George as he collected them from

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George Allen.

Killowen Primary School.

Mr Allen, 37, remains in intensive care in the Ulster Hospital.

After the lightning strike staff at the school used a defibrillator on Mr Allen after the incident, and he was resuscitated at the scene.

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