BATON ROUGE, La. – A lightening strike injured several inmates who were playing flag football at David Wade Correctional Center in Homer around 6 p.m. Monday. Emergency crews transported 10 prisoners to area hospitals following the strike, one is listed in critical condition. The other nine inmates are in stable condition.

The lightening strike came without warning, as it is David Wade Correctional Center's procedure to clear the yard when potentially dangerous weather approaches.

For security reasons, the Department will not release the names of the inmates or their locations.

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