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Old 08-31-2015, 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted by tomwed View Post
Just looking at 2014 with 55,000 houses the odds are 18,000 to 1.

Overall just about the same amount were struck and protected.

Four times as many gas homes than electric burned down. 12 out of 15

What percentage of homes have protection?
What percentage of village homes have gas?
How many homes protected and struck were gas?

Lightning strikes are random.
How many homes struck were premier models versus designer? Unless there is evidence that the gas ignited, there is no causation, just coincidence.