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>> the lightning bolt hit those two vents right up there, according to one. of the guys who saw it. >> james believes the charge must have travels down the vent, across the parking lot, through the water pooling on the ground, straight into his kick stand. >> i didn't realize that my bike's kick stand was standing in a puddle. >> the same water that was pooling around the chimney seeks to have conducted the lightning into his bike. >> i'm just glad i wasn't hit by the bolt itself. that was -- that was some pretty scary stuff. >> james feels like himself again only after a few minutes, but the ...

I pushed my bike underneath the awning of this hotel. i thought, i'll be safe here. no problem at all. i'm covered. >> james is wrong. >> holy [ bleep ]. >> there was just this huge bang and a flash. >> it's like a sonic experience. bursting through you. >> the next second all hell broke loose. >> damn it! holy [ bleep ]. >> so i feel -- >> i still feel really shaky. i'm not trying to be overdramatic or anything but my spine feels lit up. i'm trying to understand what happened. not only a bolt has gone off near us, but why my body feels kind of tingly. >> the lightning seems to erupt straight ...

Carburetor because it was just leaking gas nonstop. i pushed my bike underneath the awning of this hotel. i thought, i'll be safe here. no problem at all. i'm covered. >> james is wrong. holy [ bleep ]. >> there was just this huge bang and a flash. >> it's like a sonic experience. bursting through you. >> the next second all hell broke loose. >> damn it! holy [ bleep ]. >> so i feel -- >> i still feel really shaky. i'm not trying to be overdramatic or anything but my spine lit up. >> i'm trying to understand. not only the bolt has just gone off near us but why my body feels kind of tingly. >> ...

That climbed up. >> word quickly gets out. >> i see him way up there now. he is just about to the top where the wires are. >> okay. >> got to hurry. >> in no time, john is 120 feet up. along with his older brother, james. >> he went straight up. i was trying to calm him. look at me. >> when he got to the top he took his glasses off so he couldn't see how far down it was. >> their father, byron, hears the news a traffic report and races home. she gets alerted at work by police. >> as i was driving from work home, i could see the boys on the tower and the helicopters circling like birds above th...