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Passengers Escape Russian Trolleybus Inferno After Lightning Strike

Passengers in Russia’s northern city of Petrozavodsk made a miraculous escape after the trolleybus they were traveling on was hit by lightning and exploded into flames. The trolleybus’ passengers, driver and conductor escaped unharmed from the blazing vehicle, which was struck as it traveled on the city’s Ploshchad Gagarina at 10:45 P.M. last night, the Petrozavodsk Govorit news site reported.