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Show district is relatively safe . there usually are higher '!tSftCe ures nearby and the network'" plumbing- and wiring in a h f provides some protection n Use good idea, however, to stav Y8 a from large metal objects -v house, especially if they are'" a nected to the outside by wiresn" But don't think that iiKhtl never strikes the same place h S Wherever lightning strikes th is a possibility that it may again because certain conrlit Safety Council Comments on Lightning Danger Lightning' is not the most important im-portant accident killer by far about 300 deaths a year but because be-cause of its ripping power, its noise and its blinding flash it has held a fearsome aspect for man through the ages. To understand it better, the National Safety Council offers these facts: Lightning is chiefly a rural problem, as far as individual protection pro-tection is concerned. Nine-tenths of the fatalities and injuries occur in rural areas or in outlying districts dis-tricts where buildings are isolated and relatively small. Avoid High Places High places are the most dangerous. dan-gerous. If you must remain outside out-side a shelter, find a gully, a cave or the base of a cliff. Second best is a grove of trees, if care is taken not to stand under the tallest one. Avoid hilltops, isolated trees and lone buildings. An ordinary house in a settled |