A 3-year-old boy in Oklahoma began telling his parents detailed stories about being “a firefighter in New York.”

He described the layout of a fire station, names of tools, and even a “huge fire” that “broke the ceiling” where he was trapped.

His parents were skeptical—until they looked up historic fires. One matched exactly, including names the boy had mentioned.

Experts call it a case of “past life recall,” a rare but documented phenomenon in young children. Is it imagination? Coincidence? Or something else?