Thomas Fahmy says he is 'blessed' to be alive after a lightning strike caught on a home security camera knocked him to the ground on a Staten Island street, left him with no burns and saw him walk away without major injury.
The 24-year-old congressional staffer was heading to a dentist appointment during a storm on Thursday, 27 August 2026, when a bright flash lit up Todt Hill Road in the Castleton Corners area and he suddenly collapsed, footage shows.
