Peach Tree Times

A lightning strike July 20 at Fort Gordon, Georgia, a United States Army base near Augusta, left one soldier dead and nine others injured.

The strike received an immediate response from Fort Gordon’s Department of Emergency Services and emergency medical services, according to a Fox 5 Atlanta report.

"It is with a heavy heart Fort Gordon confirms one of the soldiers in the lightning strike this afternoon succumbed to their injuries," Fort Gordon’s Deputy Public Affairs Officer, Anne Bowman, told Fox 5 Atlanta.

While Pentagon officials said the soldiers were treated at the base medical center, Fort Gordon has not released specifics on the condition of the nine other injured soldiers, whose families have been made aware of their injuries, Fox 5 reported.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp took to social media to offer well wishes for the soldiers.

"As we hope for their recovery, we ask our fellow Georgians to join us in mourning the loss of their fellow servicemember," Kemp said in a tweet.

To reduce the risk of being injured by lightning individuals are advised to stay away from windows and remain indoors, not to shelter under a tree, and for anyone who can't get indoors, crouch low, with as little touching the ground to minimize surface area, Fox 5 reported. People are also advised to avoid water during a thunderstorm because lightning can travel through plumbing.

Fort Gordon is home to the U.S. Army Signal Corps, U.S. Army Cyber Command, and the Cyber Center of Excellence.