{"id":367017,"date":"2026-07-09T16:45:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T16:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/367017\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T16:45:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T16:45:08","slug":"texas-teen-injured-after-lightning-travels-through-home-wiring-to-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/367017\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas teen injured after lightning travels through home wiring to computer"},"content":{"rendered":"

CYPRESS, Texas (TNND) \u2014 A 13-year-old Texas boy was injured Tuesday when lightning struck his family’s home, sending an electrical current through the wiring to his computer and shocking him.<\/p>\n

Harris County Constable Precinct 4<\/a> said deputies assisted the fire department after the strike sparked a small attic fire before the current reached the teen.<\/p>\n

The incident came as isolated thunderstorms<\/a> moved across the Houston area, bringing frequent lightning, heavy downpours and gusty winds to parts of southeast Texas.<\/p>\n

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Child injured after lightning strikes home (Harry County Constable Precinct 4)<\/p>\n

The teen was evaluated by EMS, and an investigation remains ongoing, according to officials.<\/p>\n

“Safety Reminder: During thunderstorms, avoid using corded electronics and stay away from electrical wiring and plumbing, as lightning can travel through a home’s electrical system,” the constable’s office said.<\/p>\n

Vladyslav Skuridin told ABC News<\/a> in a statement through his mother that he felt “a shock go through my whole body and I saw a super bright white light, then I quickly jolted back, and I was super dizzy and confused.”<\/p>\n

“Also, I kind of just started screaming because there was a super loud boom that made my ears hurt and pop,” he added.<\/p>\n

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His mother, Yuliia Skuridina, told the outlet her son has a lightning-burn pattern on his chest following the shock but is “feeling good.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CYPRESS, Texas (TNND) \u2014 A 13-year-old Texas boy was injured Tuesday when lightning struck his family’s home, sending…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":367018,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-367017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=367017"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367017\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/367018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=367017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=367017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=367017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}