Lightning strike kills worker inside Negros city home on New Year’s Day

BACOLOD CITY — A 43-year-old laborer was killed by a lightning strike inside his home in Barangay Jonobjonob, Escalante City, on New Year’s Day, police reported. The victim was inside his house in Purok Toril at around 6 a.m. on Thursday when the incident occurred, according to investigators. The area was experiencing a severe thunderstorm