NEW YORK -- Fierce storms that rattled the Northeast killed three people by lightning strikes and left thousands without power.
A 25-year-old was killed by lightning Friday while watching the storm from a downtown rooftop, police said. In Pennsylvania, a 16-year-old was killed by lightning at a camp. In Maryland on Saturday, a man was struck by lightning at his home and killed.
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