He works at the Pentagon, though I don't know if that means he works in the building itself. I only got sketchy details. He was walking to his car from work where there are large trees when he was struck. I'm guessing the bulk of the lightning hit the tree and one of the arcs branched off along the ground and struck him. I don't think chances are good for surviving a direct hit. His shoes and clothes were shredded.

Edit/Update:
I got more details. My brother-in-law was walking from the State Department past the Lincoln Memorial when he got struck. The lightning bolt entered his hip, and branched off exiting his shoulder and foot. He was on fire and people had to extinguish the flames. It was a Secret Service Agent that came to his rescue. His hair melted. One eardrum is punctured, the other one is damaged. He should recover from this. He'll be out of the hospital this evening. Other than maybe his ears, he should make a full recovery. Reporters from one of the local papers came to interview him and take pictures of him and the clothes he wore. I'm curious which paper that could be so I could look it up on the web.

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