It actually reminded me of the aftermath of an arc flash ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc_flash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc_flash ) which while the ori

It actually reminded me of the aftermath of an arc flash ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc_flash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc_flash ) which while the original arc is visible (and may temporarily blind any that see it) the plasma that comes out after it is not and is extremely scary because it's potentially several times hotter than the surface of the sun. The linked article has a video in it that describes the results.