The Burning Tree

They say that lightning never strikes the same place twice, and an even rarer occurrence is capturing the natural phenomenon in action. Someone came across this real-life burning tree that had been struck by a natural electrical discharge leaving it burning from the inside out. Hollow trees can function as natural chimneys and accelerate the burning process.

Sometimes, there’s little evidence that burning took place when observing a hollow tree at face value. To debunk the previous theory, lightning can strike the same place repeatedly. This is mostly the case if the said object is isolated and tall. For instance, lightning strikes the Empire State Building a reported 25 times annually.