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Originally Posted by ijusluvit
I have not been able to find a report anywhere about any house with a properly installed lightning protection system, which suffered sufficient fire damage from a lightning strike to result in igniting the attic gas line.
Have you seen such a case?
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I have never seen a report on what damage houses in the Villages with a lightening protection system has received and if it caused less damages - period.
Also, I am not sure if the lightening strikes on the houses you mention were all lightening strikes. I think that Fire Chief Tucker said that a few on the latest fires were electrical related and one was a golf cart.
To my knowledge all of the houses north of 466 are gas and all houses south of 466 and west of LSL are gas - with the exception of the few that opted to be an all electric house.
I have to think that the state of Florida and the developer felt safe in running the gas lines through the attic.
My one question would be - and it is probably fostered by the action movies - but if the gas line in the attic exploded wouldn't the house go kaboom instead of just burn?
And an FYI for you that opt for the lightening protecting system, be sure to read the latest POA article about getting an authorized installer.