In Testinglab Denmark we are specialized in testing with high voltage and impulse current - to simulate natural lightning and other electric and magnetic field phenomenas.
When a lightning flash strikes a nearby object or inter/intra cloud lightning appears, the generated electric field from the flash might disturb electronics on the structure to be protected.
When insulation failures are experienced in some installations, the power behind the point of failure might drive power frequency currents of considerable amplitudes through the system until a fuse or circuit breaker interrupts the current.