A Miracle in a Sense?

This is a truly strange story that came to mind when talking about a fire. It's a story that seems too coincidental to be true, but it's a real one. I'm stating this upfront to avoid any 'what ifs' later. I'm writing it because I genuinely find it strange. This happened in the dead of winter, in December. When my mother lived at her previous address, she went to the senior welfare center every day, and on this particular day, she was on the bus to pick her up. She said they passed a fire truck with its siren blaring on the way. When she returned home, my mother told me, likely hearing it from the center, 'Apparently, it was a house in [location]... an old man was home and passed away.' 'They said it was a Christian household...' Hearing this, I blurted out, 'Huh?!' It was December 24th, the middle of winter... I don't know if that's a good or bad omen. I wonder what it was like for the old man? It's a true story that sounds like a lie.