Later, I set up in downtown Indianapolis to shoot lightning as the convective complex moved over the city. I caught a direct CG strike to the Event Tower, which connected to the south side of the building rather than the antennas (it's not uncommon for downward-moving lightning to connect to objects below their tops). The strike produced two upward leaders emanating from the building's antennas (see crop below).
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Another close cloud to ground strike (its branches visible at upper left here) also produced an upward leader from the building's antennas:

Closer crop showing leader:


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