1.   A direct lightning hit can turn the best surge protection into a lump of carbon.

2.   A direct lightning hit on the electrical wires coming into your home will turn any surge protector into a lump of melted plastic.

3.   But if lightning hits a power line entering your home, the surge protector is instantly transformed into a charred plastic box ... and so is your computer.

4.   His brother had left the paintings in his attic until lightning hit his Winsted, Conn., home and started a fire.

5.   If lightning hits the AC line or telephone line as it enters your house, most surge protectors will fail.

6.   While lightning hits at random, tall objects on open areas are more vulnerable to strikes.

7.   Lightning hit a house Sunday, killing seven people, police said.

8.   Lightning hit a group of mountain climbers in the Alps Saturday, killing two and injuring six others, police said.

9.   The fire started last Tuesday when a bolt of lightning hit a gas installation at the refinery, causing explosions that set seven storage tanks ablaze.

10.   The news agency said lightning hit the state high school in Bishalgarh district Wednesday.