A house fire in McKinney caused by lightning has neighbors rushing to install what experts say is the only way to prevent a similar disaster from happening to them.
Larry Breecher, a fourth-generation owner of Superior Lighting Protection, says lightning rods are the most effective tool at preventing a building fire after a lightning strike since their invention in 1749.
“Lightning rods are nothing new; they’ve been putting them on since Ben Franklin invented them 280 years ago,” said Breecher…