A Major League Soccer match had to be abandoned after a lightning strike resulted in a spectator having to be taken to hospital.
An off-duty firefighter suffered a heart attack while he was standing in a parking lot outside Columbus Crew's stadium at around 7.45pm on Saturday.
He was resuscitated before being taken to the Ohio State Medical Center where he was said to be in critical condition in the intensive care unit on Sunday morning.
Columbus Fire Department Battalion Chief Tracy Smith said it was not known if the off-duty lieutenant was struck directly.
She added it would take two or three days to determine if the strike would have lasting effects.
The storm hit the ground about 15 minutes before Columbus Crew and FC Dallas has been due to kick off.
As rain lashed the stands and flashes of lightning burst above, fans were told to evacuate the stands and head towards shelter in the double-decked stadium.
The Crew did not immediately confirm details of the incident, but released a statement saying the match had been postponed due to the "extenuating circumstances" of an individual being injured "during the inclement weather".
Witness Don Lewis told the Columbus Dispatch newspaper: "All of a sudden it was just a bomb that went off."
He said he was taking shelter from the storm in a portable toilet when he felt the strike.
"I knew it was close. The electricity ran through me," he said.
Mr Lewis said he heard a bystander make a telephone call to emergency services stating that someone had been struck by lightning.
He then saw a man lying on the ground outside the toilet.
"He was purple and had his shirt ripped off," he added.
Crew owner Anthony Precourt later apologised on Twitter for the postponement, but said fans' safety was "of the utmost importance."
He added that he was praying for the injured firefighter.
The game was rescheduled for 2pm local time on Sunday. The firefighter's identity has not been released.
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