From North Carolina-
Lightning struck the tower of The Chapel of the Cross Episcopal Church on East Franklin Street during last week's torrential storm.
The bolt blasted loose some mortar and bricks; knocked out the church's phones, computers and electrical systems; and damaged copper flashing and drainpipes, which let a lot of rainwater into the tower.
"We were in the basement dealing with rising water getting in down there, when there was this huge blast," parish administrator Mary Anne Handy said. "It knocked everything out. But nobody was hurt, and we're getting every thing patched back up."
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http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/06/02/1242066/lightning-damages-franklin-st.html#ixzz1O7AklLiq
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