A lightning strike at Fort Gordon Wednesday resulted in the death of one soldier and injuries to nine others.

Late Wednesday morning, Fort Gordon officials reported that soldiers were injured during a lightning strike at a training area on the military installation.

Fort Gordon's Department of Emergency Services and Emergency Medical Services responded immediately, but one of the soldiers died from his injuries, according to Fort Gordon spokesperson Anne Bowman.

The decedent was identified Thursday by the U.S. Army Reserve as Springfield, Massachusetts native Sgt. 1st Class Michael D. Clark.

Clark, a 22-year military veteran, had served four tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, and was assigned to 933rd Forward Resuscitative Surgical Company, 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support), according to the U.S. Army Reserve.

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Eight of the injured soldiers remain in good condition at Fort Gordon's Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center and one was treated and released, according to the U.S. Army Reserve.

The Fort Gordon U.S. Army military installation is located in Georgia, just a few minutes southeast of Augusta and 139 miles from Atlanta.

Fort Gordon, Georgia, is one of the world's largest U.S. Army military installations. It is home to the U.S. Army Signal Corps, Cyber Command and Cyber Center of Excellence.

More than 17,000 soldiers and nearly 11,000 civilian personnel are employed at Fort Gordon, according to a U.S. Department of Defense website.

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Here are some points to consider when lightning is near: