An 18-year-old Suffolk woman was injured after she was struck by lightening Tuesday at her Rivercreek Crescent home.

The woman, whose name was unavailable, was answering a cell phone plugged into an electrical outlet when lightning hit near her house. Her injuries were not considered life-threatning, said Capt. James Judkins, spokesman for the Suffolk Fire Department.

The incident occurred in the 1500 block of Rivercreek Drive, off of Wilroy Road.

This was just one of several lightening related calls fire and rescue workers were called from 1:47 to 2:01 p.m., said Judkins.

Also, firefighters were called to the 1300 block of River Road in Nansemond Gardens where lightening struck a storage building. Heavy damage was reported. On Woodruff Street, lightening is to blame for $15,000 in damages to a home where visible flames could be seen.

Lightening also struck the eight-story Suffolk Towers building, where Caf\u00E9 Moose is located on the bottom floor. A bolt blew pieces of concrete off the corner of the building, tearing through the awning above the restaurant. A damage estimate was unavailable.

&uot;There were a number of fire alarms as a result of the lightening,&uot; said Judkins.

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