Distressing footage shows lightning striking a Colleyville, Texas home, sparking a fire. In the video, there is a loud boom before a cloud of black smoke fills the air and flames erupt.

Unfortunately, that nugget simply isn't true. Rubber is a good insulator at lower voltages, but stopping the energy from a lightning bolt is too much to ask. So what does happen if a vehicle gets ...

Not that we'd recommend you try; according to the UK's Met Office, a typical lightning bolt is about as thick as your thumb, 2-3 miles (3-5 km) long, and the air around it heats up to about five ...

Lightning is believed to be the culprit for a fire at a church in St. Paul on Thursday evening. The church located at 515 N Farrington Street was reported to be on fire just before 5:30 p.m., and ...

The caption was paired with an image of a panther holding a bottle containing a lightning bolt — a clear jab at Tampa’s early exit and a play on the phrase “lightning in a bottle.” ...

Electrical wiring poses a similar risk during a thunderstorm as a lightning bolt that strikes a home can travel through the wiring to any device that is plugged in, such as an appliance ...

A Queensland teenager has described the terrifying moment a lightning bolt smashed through her bedroom ceiling and set her mattress on fire. Bloom Kermode, 17, from Burpengary, north of Brisbane ...