CRANFORD, N.J. (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) -- A New Jersey man was electrocuted at his home Sunday when lightning "charged" a power tool he was using, police said.
The man was using the power tool in his garage on Retford Avenue in Cranford around 1 p.m. when lighting struck.
Police believe the electric current from the lightning "may have charged" the power tool and electrocuted him.
EMS transported the man to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
No other injuries were reported.
Stormy weather that rolled through the city over the weekend is set to continue this week. The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Monday, warning of the potential for severe thunderstorms, damaging wind gusts, hail and flooding.
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