State Farm says Georgia residents file the most claims for lightning strikes in the country.
The insurer’s officials told WSB-TV that it paid more than $16 million for lightning-related claims in 2014.
The owner of Labeled Lightning Protection Inc., Reagan Cortes, said fires caused by lightning can be prevented with a protection system.
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