BALLSTON SPA — Two people were struck by lightning late Friday night at the Saratoga County Fair in Ballston Spa.

Laura Madelone, 34, of Latham, and a 15-year-old girl from Sand Lake were standing in a grassy area between a tree and a metal fence near Gate 3 when they were hit around 11:30 p.m.

The teen was flown to Albany Medical Center Hospital's intensive care unit, police said, while Madelone was taken to Saratoga Hospital.

Fair manager Dick Rowland said the fast-moving storm didn’t give fair patrons much of a chance to seek shelter.

“It blew up, it hit and it left almost as quickly,” he said.

“The best speculation that we’ve got is that it struck a pine tree that they were standing under,” he said.

He expressed concern for the two females, whose conditions were unknown Saturday.