A month of disaster for Midlands man

[Champ]

(Irmo) Sept. 29, 2004 - Lightning has struck twice for Vann Gibson. He woke up overnight to find his bed on fire, with him in it, "The edge of my mattress was burning. I jumped up immediately, ran into the kitchen to try to put it out and it didn't go out."

The fire destroyed his home, "I've lost everything. All of my personal belongings. I have one or two possessions in my living room I can salvage hopefully."

A candle is blamed, "Evidentially my arm hit it next to the bed. It was a scented candle I had. I just thank God I didn't get burned."

Vann Gibson is no stranger to escaping serious injury. He was the driver whose truck plummeted over the I-126 bridge last month. Gibson said the truck went out of control, sending him over the edge, "Just don't let me die. It's all I knew. I didn't want to die."


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