Jacques, every year for a few days after Thanksgiving, I see news stories about people who burned their houses down doing this. Once, it was a firehouse! Too bad those local stories aren't permalinked.
SecretSoul, I missed that at first, too. But it seems like IF there were eyewitnesses, there should be other videos or photos, since so many people have cellphone cameras. It might be a case of people remembering being there at that time, and suddenly recalling something strange. Who knows? If its only on the security camera, there would be all kinds of reasonable explanations.
I'm glad he's going to have treatment, finally. But I hope that "rare genetic defect" wasn't passed to his children. That would be dangerous in so many ways.
One situation a pet will save you from is a burning house. Even a pet who doesn't like you. They will wake you up because they really really really want someone to open the door and let them out!
http://www.neatorama.com/2007/02/26/fark-streetlight/