[Freddd]

“This is the first time I’ve heard of [a lightning strike] happening in my 20 years,” Baker said. “No one else can remember it. I’m just relieved that it’s over and no one was hurt.”

[libertarian27]

Tank goodness no one was hurt.

News at 11:
“Obama declares 6 month moratorium on lightning strikes at gas companies”

[Rebelbase]

I was watching the storm from about 12 miles SW of the tank farm last night. It was quite a vivid display.

[onedoug]

And here come the feds....

[FrankR]

Obama will address this in about 50 days from now...

[STD]

It was yet another attack on soft targets here in the USA. There haves been dozens and dozens of these acts without the FBI, the laughable politocrypto Justice Department and the corporate criminals who have already paid the Regime protection money.

Now, we the people know why the borders remain unprotected. The Regime is assembling an army here on American soil. History will be filled by accounts of the victorious jihadists and their disabiling attacks upon America,

[Hank Kerchief]

"Petroleum storage tank fires due to lightning or static discharge are more common than most people think. Dozens of oil industry tank fires are reported each year worldwide, ranging from rim seal fires to multiple, simultaneous full tank fires. Many of these costly incidents are attributed to lightning or static discharge-related electrical arcing."

link

This really is the age of paranoia.

Hank

[TXnMA]

"A pipe with 20,000 gallons of gas was burning and two tanks with about 12,000 gallons of gas caught on fire, Douglas said."

Something is very wrong with that statement: a "pipe" containing almost twice the volume of two tanks? No way!