Can lightning start fires

Answer 1

Tough question. No proven study. My dad's phone line was struck and it hit him indirectly through the phone. He died a year later of a brain tumor. Makes us wonder considering he wasn't sick a day in his life.

Answer 2

I wouldn't say it could actually set fire to a person, but it could set fire to certain materials of clothes, as well as other flammable things such as trees.

Answer 3

Yes. Lightning is the most common cause of naturally occurring fires.