A house fire in McKinney caused by lightning has neighbors rushing to install what experts say is the only way to prevent a ...

According to the National Lightning Safety Council website: Lightning rods (and the accompanying ... to follow (the appropriate UL-listed copper or aluminum cable), and disperse the energy safely ...

the lightning rod itself is quite simple: a copper or aluminum rod set above the highest point of a building, with wires connected to the ground. When lightning strikes a building it will ...