This is a Professional Pilots site. And a lightning strike is definitely not news.
I had a 30+ year professional career as a pilot. Back in the 1960s I was flying a plane which was hit by lightning. A ball of fire about five inches in diameter entered through the nose cone, rolled down the center aisle and exited through the tail cone. That might not excite some of you, but every time I think about it, it sends chills down my spine. Lightning is a serious aviation hazard which, while not always causing serious damage, has the potential (pun intended) to do so.