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Buildings with rods didn't get struck; buildings without, did. And the conflict was finally settled, once and for all, when a church somewhere in Spain was struck by lightning, setting off explosives that were stored underneath, leveling the town and killing most of the people in it.

I couldn't find references to this. Does anyone know any?




I also tried to search for one and also couldn't find one. However, my searching brought me to this rather interesting article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_artificial_...


I saw this link and didn't bother to check it, but I think you hit the jackpot:

Palace of the Grand Master Explosion, in Rhodes

On 4 April 1856, the Ottomans had storaged a large amount of gunpowder in the palace and the adjacent church, which were also full of people. In that time, it was considered that the ringing of bells could prevent the formation of storms. Unfortunately, a lightning hit the gunpowder, triggering a huge blast that killed 4,000 people.

Thanks.




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