This happened to me about 30 years ago. I was 25 years old at the time this event took place. I was a dad to a little boy. I was working on a construction project at a waste water treatment plant in Cincinnati, Ohio. There was a large crane on site which was situated in a tight spot near the main power lines for the plant. The crane was secured in place by four outriggers that were each attached to the ground. The crew I was working with that day was doing a large concrete pour. I was the groundsman and there was a flagman standing on the wall directing the crane operator to ensure that the boom didn't make contact with the power lines. The crane had a large container attached to the boom. It would swing around to me, and I would position it under the concrete shoot so that it could be filled with concrete. The boom would then swing around and dump the concrete in the proper place. It would take 3-4 minutes before it would return to me. We had been working for a few hours and I decided to take a short break, so I walked over and leaned against one of the outriggers. My back was to the crane.
As I leaned against the outrigger, I saw a flash of light about ten feet away from me at ground level. It looked like twinkling stars. Then it stopped. I was dumbfounded because I couldn't figure out what it was. Then it happened again. I knew I was looking at something that wasn't normal. I started to walk toward the twinkling light to see if I could unravel the mystery. I had only gotten 3-4 steps away from the outrigger when I heard a loud explosion and was pelted with dirt. The boom had hit the power lines, and the electricity came down the outrigger that I had been leaning against. When I turned around, I could see a three foot hole where the electricity went to ground exactly in the spot where I had just been standing. If I had not been drawn away from that spot by those twinkling lights, I would have died that day, and my little boy would never have known his father.
I knew immediately that it was God, and that He had sent me a guardian angel. I still wonder about who He sent. Was it an angel grandfather or grandmother who had passed away? I probably will not find out until I get to the other side. Apparently there was more for me to do in this life. I am now the father of five boys and I have three grandsons. I feel so blessed that God spared my life that day.
Submitted by David Lutey from Springboro, OH March 2021
Welcome to Aztec! We went through a California wildfire when we lived there, our home was spared. What a nightmare your fire was, thanks for sharing!