In the year 1910 A.D., Baba was sitting near the Dhuni (Fire) on Divali holiday and warming Himself. He was pushing fire-wood into the Dhuni, which was brightly burning.
A little later, instead of pushing logs of woods, Baba pushed His arm into the Dhuni; the arm was scorched and burnt immediately.
This was noticed by the servant Madhava, and also by Madhavrao Deshpande (Shama). They at once ran to Baba and Madhavarao clasped Baba by His waist from behind and dragged Him forcible back ward and asked, “Deva, for what have You done this?”
Then Baba came to His senses and replied, “The wife of a blacksmith at some distant place, was working the bellows of a furnace;her husband called her. Forgetting that her child was on her waist, she ran hastily and the child slipped into the furnace. I immediately thrust My hand into the furnace and saved the child.
I do not mind My arm being burnt, but I am glad that the life of the child is saved.”
Such instance show the all-pervasive and most merciful character of Sai Baba.
SSSC Ch-7
"I draw to Me, My man from far off or even across the seven Seas to Shirdi, like a sparrow with a string fastened to its feet"-Shirdi Sai Baba, Indian Spiritual Guru-God 