@SilsoeSid. There is of course logic in your suggestion. I am just a PPL(h) so wouldn't like to comment on the likelihood of this. I have been taught to fly over pilons to keep away from wires so maybe the pros do the same with buildings when everything else is going bad?
Your point "One big thing to take away from this, is if the impact didn't occur, in all probability we wouldn't have heard how close it was" is very valid. How can we learn lessons from near misses when they aren't reported? Or even investigated?