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TUCSON, Ariz. — Vivian Segundo has worked in the gift shop at Kitt Peak National Observatory for 26 years. Combing through items on a shelf in the shop, she rearranged memorabilia.
“The kids loved him. It tore a lot of hearts,” Segundo said. “He’d make everybody laugh...he was an outgoing person.”Lightning-related deaths were something Segundo never thought would happen until it happened to her own nephew. The 2022 fire left a lasting impact, with Kitt Peak having to evacuate people during last year's monsoon because they were seeing rock and mud slides from the mountain. The rocks and dirt had been destabilized because of the fire.
“Our best efforts have been to do brush removal…cut back some of the trees that are directly laying on top of buildings,” she said.“That basically sends out alerts to critical people throughout the summit to let them know that lightning strikes could be imminent,” she said.
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