{"id":394113,"date":"2026-09-08T22:22:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T22:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/394113\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T22:22:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T22:22:14","slug":"lightning-strikes-st-petersburg-catholic-high-school-gym","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/394113\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightning strikes St. Petersburg Catholic High School gym"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. &#8211; A lightning strike hit the gymnasium at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/pinellas\/st-petersburg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">St. Petersburg<\/a> Catholic High School, sending smoke pouring from the building&#8217;s roof.<\/p>\n<p> St. Petersburg school lightning strike   <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The Catholic Diocese of St. Petersburg reported emergency crews are on scene at St. Petersburg Catholic High School after a lightning strike hit the gym roof.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">No injuries were reported, and all students and faculty inside the building are safe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_0986-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" width=\"932\" height=\"524\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">First responders are currently working to manage the damage caused by the strike.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Parents and guardians are advised that students can be picked up in front of the school.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Active fire department response <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What we don&#8217;t know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">Officials have not yet confirmed the extent of the damage to the gymnasium roof or inside the building.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">It remains unknown how long firefighters will need to secure the facility or when normal school operations will continue.<\/p>\n<p> Catholic Diocese emergency update <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-94395e58=\"\">What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">The Catholic Diocese of Saint Petersburg asked the community to support those responding to the emergency.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-94395e58=\"\">&#8220;Please pray for our firefighters, first responders and the entire school community,&#8221; the diocese shared in a public statement.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_0984-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" width=\"932\" height=\"524\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: The information in this story was gathered from the Catholic Diocese of Saint Petersburg, which provided updates via a social media statement.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/pinellas\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pinellas County<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/pinellas\/st-petersburg\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-94395e58=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">St. Petersburg<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ST. 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